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Paperback edition showing what really makes us tick, where our personality comes from and what we mean by 'intelligence'. It tied in to a major BBC1 TV series.
Synopsis
Explores the human mind and shows how our emotions and personality are the result of genes and environment. This book explains how memories are formed and lost, how the ever-changing brain is responsible for toddler tantrums and teenage angst, and reveals the truth behind extra-sensory perception as well as out-of-body experiences.