Cómo cambiar un cerebro (y tu vida) conversando

Después del éxito mundial de La vida secreta de la mente, Mariano Sigman reúne los últimos avances de la neurociencia y los combina con historias de vida y una dosis importante de humor para explicar cómo y por qué las buenas conversaciones mejoran nuestras decisiones, ideas, memoria y emociones. He aquí un poder que está a nuestro alcance para cambiar nuestra mente y tener una vida mejor: el poder de las palabras.

Aquí se da cuenta de la fabulosa fuerza de las palabras para reinterpretar nuestra propia historia y de ese modo cambiar nuestra experiencia emocional, lo que hacemos y lo que no, lo que sentimos y lo que somos: para encontrar la mejor versión de nosotros mismos. Si bien hoy contamos con dispositivos que nos permiten hablar con miles de personas a la vez en los lugares más remotos, al mismo tiempo el diálogo parece haber perdido su poder: lo desdeñamos como cosa inútil y ya no confiamos en su capacidad de promover el intercambio de puntos de vista. Sin embargo, la conversación es quizás la fábrica de ideas más extraordinaria que tenemos a nuestro alcance, la herramienta más potente para transformarnos. Su efecto es tan general que irradia a todos los dominios de la cognición: desde el aprendizaje, la memoria y la creatividad hasta los procesos de toma de decisiones en la vida cotidiana y la gestión de nuestras emociones. Mariano Sigman reúne los últimos avances de la investigación contemporánea sobre el poder de las palabras y nos ofrece un libro amenamente científico y optimistamente práctico y transformado.

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After the international success of The Secret Life of the Mind, Mariano Sigman brings together the latest advancements in neuroscience and combines them with life stories and a significant dose of humor to explain how and why good conversations improve our decisions, ideas, memory, and emotions. Here, at our reach, is the power to change our minds and live better lives--the power of words.

Mariano Sigman gives account of the fabulous potential words have for reinterpreting our own history and thus change our emotional experience: what we do and what we don't do, what we feel and who we are, in order to look for the best versions of ourselves. Although we have devices that allow us to speak with thousands of people in the remotest locations simultaneously, dialogue seems to have lost its power at the same time. We discard it as useless and no longer trust its ability to promote an exchange of views. However, conversing is perhaps the most extraordinary factory of ideas we have at our reach, the most powerful tool for transformation. It has such an overall effect, it radiates to all cognitive domains, from learning, memory, and creativity, to decision-making processes in everyday life and our management of emotions. Mariano Sigman brings together the latest advancements in contemporary research on the power of words and gives us a pleasantly scientific book, optimistically practical, and transformative.

Discover the transformative power of words and conversations in The Power of Words, the profound and inspiring international bestseller by renowned neuroscientist Mariano Sigman.

Gracefully translating complex science for lay readers, the author shares illuminating insights into how social interaction affects the formation of the self and makes a convincing case for the value of conversation and collaborative thinking in an increasingly individualistic culture. Readers will be captivated. - Publishers Weekly

We have hundreds of conversations every week, yet rarely think about the words we use. But the way we describe ourselves and the world around us profoundly shapes our decisions, emotions and action. The Power of Words delves into our minds, showing us how a simple shift in our language can lead to personal growth and positive change.

Drawing from his extensive research in neuroscience and his role as one of the directors of the Human Brain Project, Mariano Sigman reveals that our minds are much more malleable than we think. We retain the same ability to learn and change throughout our lives. By understanding this, we can rewrite our own narratives and break free from limiting beliefs.

Offering practical guidance for self-discovery, this witty and intelligent book urges us to be open to the possibility of being wrong and to gain a fresh perspective on our own lives. By embracing conversations as a tool for growth, we can learn to communicate better with others and most crucially, ourselves, resulting in a more rewarding and successful life.

'A comprehensive toolkit for anyone looking to elevate their communication and improve themselves' - Matt Abrahams, author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter

'Bursting with absorbing ideas and practical guidance. A must-read for anyone keen to understand the profound impact of language on ourselves and society' - Erica Dhawan, author of Digital Body Language

Ideas, herramientas y preguntas para aproximarse a la inteligencia artificial desde la empatía, de la mano de Mariano Sigman, uno de los neurocientíficos más destacados del mundo, y Santiago Bilinkis, emprendedor y tecnólogo.

Este no es un libro de oráculos o vaticinios, sino las reflexiones de dos autores que consideran que para aproximarse al futuro será imprescindible navegar la ola de la inteligencia artificial. En una conversación tan lúcida como estimulante, el neurocientífico superventas Mariano Sigman y el emprendedor Santiago Bilinkis repasa el origen, las utilidades y los riesgos de esta tecnología. Qué hará la humanidad con esta lámpara de Aladino? Cuál es el mejor escenario? Cobrará más valor lo fabricado por personas? Qué ocurrirási supera nuestras debilidades? Si bien exponen las razones por las que debemos ser cautos y responsables, huyen del pesimismo. Muy al contrario, nos invitan pensar que de este desafío podemos sacar nuestra mejor versión.

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Ideas, tools and questions for keeping an open mind toward artificial intelligence from Mariano Sigman, one of the world's most renowned neuroscientists, and entrepreneur and technology expert Santiago Bilinkis.

This book isn't about prophecies or predictions; instead, it reflects the authors' conviction that knowing how to navigate artificial intelligence will be vital for our future. Bestselling cognitive neuroscientist Mariano Sigman and entrepreneur Santiago Bilinkis engage in a lucid and stimulating conversation about the origin, uses and risks of this technology. What will humanity do with this Aladdin's lamp? What's the best-case scenario? Will human-generated content gain in value? What will happen if the technology surpasses our limitations? While acknowledging the need for caution and responsibility, the authors are anything but pessimistic. On the contrary, they encourage us to view this challenge as an opportunity to become the best version of ourselves.

Discover the transformative power of words and conversations in The Power of Words, the profound and inspiring international bestseller by renowned neuroscientist Mariano Sigman.

'A comprehensive toolkit for anyone looking to elevate their communication and improve themselves' - Matt Abrahams, author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter

We have hundreds of conversations every week, offline, online and even in our heads. But have you ever stopped to think about the words you use? The way we describe ourselves and the world around us shapes our decisions, emotions and actions.

Mariano Sigman, the world-leading neuroscientist and bestselling author, shows that conversation is one of the most important tools for positive change, better relationships and improved critical thinking. Drawing on extensive research, he demonstrates that our minds are much more malleable than we think, and even the smallest shifts in our language can transform our habits and our perceptions. By understanding this, we can break free from patterns of limiting beliefs and tackle the disinformation we all face daily.

Offering practical guidance based on the latest psychology and neuroscience, this witty and intelligent book urges us to be open to the possibility of our own fallibility. By embracing conversations as a tool for growth, we can learn to communicate better with others and, most crucially, ourselves, giving us a more rewarding and successful life.

'Bursting with absorbing ideas and practical guidance. A must-read for anyone keen to understand the profound impact of language on ourselves and society' - Erica Dhawan, author of Digital Body Language

From a world-renowned leader in neuroscience, a provocative, enthralling journey into the depths of the human mind.

Where do our thoughts come from? How do we make choices and trust our judgments? What is the role of the unconscious? Can we manipulate our dreams? In this mind-bending international bestseller, award-winning neuroscientist Mariano Sigman explores the complex answers to these and many other age-old questions.

Over the course of his 20-year career investigating the inner workings of the human brain, Dr. Sigman has cultivated a remarkable interdisciplinary vision. He draws on research in physics, linguistics, psychology, education, and beyond to explain why people who speak more than one language are less prone to dementia; how infants can recognize by sight objects they've previously only touched; how babies, even before they utter their first word, have an innate sense of right and wrong; and how we can read the thoughts of vegetative patients by decoding patterns in their brain activity.

Building on the author's awe-inspiring TED talk, the cutting-edge research presented in The Secret Life of the Mind revolutionizes how we understand the role that neuroscience plays in our lives, unlocking the mysterious cerebral processes that control the ways in which we learn, reason, feel, think, and dream.

De un líder mundialmente reconocido en neurociencia, un viaje provocativo y apasionante a las profundidades de la mente humana.

De dónde vienen nuestros pensamientos? Cómo hacemos elecciones y confiamos en nuestros juicios? Cuál es el papel del inconsciente? Podemos manipular nuestros sueños? En este alucinante éxito de ventas internacional, el galardonado neurocientífico Mariano Sigman explora las complejas respuestas a estas y muchas otras preguntas antiguas.

En el transcurso de sus 20 años de carrera investigando el funcionamiento interno del cerebro humano, el Dr. Sigman ha cultivado una notable visión interdisciplinaria. Se basa en la investigación en física, lingüística, psicología, educación y más para explicar por qué las personas que hablan más de un idioma son menos propensas a la demencia; cómo los bebés pueden reconocer con la vista objetos que antes solo habían tocado; cómo los bebés, incluso antes de pronunciar su primera palabra, tienen un sentido innato de lo correcto y lo incorrecto; y cómo podemos leer los pensamientos de los pacientes vegetativos decodificando patrones en su actividad cerebral.

Sobre la base de la impresionante charla TED del autor, la investigación innovadora presentada en La vida secreta de la mente revoluciona la forma en que entendemos el papel que juega la neurociencia en nuestras vidas, desbloqueando los misteriosos procesos cerebrales que controlan las formas en que aprendemos, razonamos, sentimos, pensamos y soñamos.

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From a world-renowned leader in neuroscience, a provocative, enthralling journey into the depths of the human mind.

Where do our thoughts come from? How do we make choices and trust our judgments? What is the role of the unconscious? Can we manipulate our dreams? In this mind-bending international bestseller, award-winning neuroscientist Mariano Sigman explores the complex answers to these and many other age-old questions.

Over the course of his 20-year career investigating the inner workings of the human brain, Dr. Sigman has cultivated a remarkable interdisciplinary vision. He draws on research in physics, linguistics, psychology, education, and beyond to explain why people who speak more than one language are less prone to dementia; how infants can recognize by sight objects they've previously only touched; how babies, even before they utter their first word, have an innate sense of right and wrong; and how we can read the thoughts of vegetative patients by decoding patterns in their brain activity.

Building on the author's awe-inspiring TED talk, the cutting-edge research presented in The Secret Life of the Mind revolutionizes how we understand the role that neuroscience plays in our lives, unlocking the mysterious cerebral processes that control the ways in which we learn, reason, feel, think, and dream.

Un fascinante ensayo sobre la amistad.

«Sin amigos nadie querría vivir, aunque tuviera todos los otros bienes , escribió Aristóteles. Sin embargo, si bien la amistad es desde tiempos inmemoriales una de las aspiraciones fundamentales de la vida, no solemos reflexionar sobre su naturaleza. Cómo se hace un amigo? Por qué algunas personas nos caen bien al instante? Puede la amistad sobrevivir en la distancia? Se aprende? Es cultural? Ha de ser recíproca? Puede darse entre padres e hijos? Cuándo y por qué se acaba? Qué pasa cuando se mezcla con el deseo?

Dos amigos, el neurocientífico Mariano Sigman y el escritor Jacobo Bergareche, acudieron a la ciencia y la filosofía para explorar esas preguntas. Pero pronto sintieron que esa literatura no reflejaba la amplia diversidad de miradas sobre este tipo de relaciones, y convocaron entonces a personas de todo tipo y condición con las que conversaron en intimidad. Así, por estas páginas desfilan el octogenario presidente de un banco, un joven emigrante salvadoreño sin papeles, la directora de una residencia de ancianos, una actriz, un viticultor, una escritora y un colectivo de grafiteros. Entre todos ellos componen un fresco inmenso de aquello que llamamos «amistad .

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A fascinating essay on friendship.

No one would want to live friendless, even if they had all other goods, wrote Aristotle. However, while friendship has been a fundamental aspiration in life since the dawn of time, we don't usually reflect on its nature. How does one make a friend? Why is it that some people are instantly likeable? Can friendship survive long distance? Is it learned? Is it cultural? Should it be reciprocated? Is it plausible between parents and their children? When and why does it end? What happens when it gets mixed with desire?

Two friends, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman and writer Jacobo Bergareche, turned to science and philosophy to explore these very questions. But soon felt that such literature did not capture the ample diversity of these kinds of relationships, and so convened people of all sorts and conditions with whom they had intimate conversations. Thus, we see an octogenarian bank president, a young undocumented Salvadoran immigrant, the director of a nursing home, an actress, a winegrower, a writer, and a collective of taggers marching through these pages. Together they make up a grand fresco of what we call friendship.