In The Mind, the world’s leading psychologists and biologists explain the complex workings of the mind and brain. Contributors and topics include:

* Organs of Computation by Steven Pinker (Harvard; author of How the Mind Works): a tour of the human brain and how the mind operates

* You Can’t Be a Sweet Cucumber in a Vinegar Barrel by Philip Zimbardo (Stanford, author of The Lucifer Effect): on how your environment impacts your personality

* The Neurology Of Self-Awareness by V.S. Ramachandran (UCSB, author of Phantoms in the Brain): on the question of the self–i.e. Who are you and how do you know who you are

* Philosophy in the Flesh by George Lakoff (UC Berkeley, author of Don’t Think of an Elephant) on the mind-body problem

* Plus essays on memory, consciousness, the formation of personality, the brain’s development, and more.