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This is a remarkable book, taking on the under-investigated overlap between two very disparate worlds: on the one hand mathematics and rationality, contrasted with emotions and embodiment. Based on the discoveries of modern affective neuroscience, the book makes an impressive attempt at bridging the important conceptual divide between feelings and formal thinking, a divide almost as troubling as that between mind and brain itself. It made me think about some old ideas in quite new ways.' Professor Oliver Turnbull, Bangor University, UK 'Anna Sverdlik takes the reader on a fascinating journey to discover the nature of abstract thinking from a neuroscience perspective. Using mathematics as an example, she illustrates how our thinking is deeply rooted in a non-algorithmic component that relies on our visceral system. The beauty and elegance of mathematics precisely lies in the fact that it unites logical thinking supported by our neocortex with intuitions supported by our emotions and body that have evolved to solve problems over thousands of years.' Dr. Melissa Libertus, University of Pittsburgh, USA

This is a remarkable book, taking on the under-investigated overlap between two very disparate worlds: on the one hand mathematics and rationality, contrasted with emotions and embodiment. Based on the discoveries of modern affective neuroscience, the book makes an impressive attempt at bridging the important conceptual divide between feelings and formal thinking, a divide almost as troubling as that between mind and brain itself. It made me think about some old ideas in quite new ways.' Professor Oliver Turnbull, Bangor University, UK 'Anna Sverdlik takes the reader on a fascinating journey to discover the nature of abstract thinking from a neuroscience perspective. Using mathematics as an example, she illustrates how our thinking is deeply rooted in a non-algorithmic component that relies on our visceral system. The beauty and elegance of mathematics precisely lies in the fact that it unites logical thinking supported by our neocortex with intuitions supported by our emotions and body that have evolved to solve problems over thousands of years.' Dr. Melissa Libertus, University of Pittsburgh, USA

This is a remarkable book, taking on the under-investigated overlap between two very disparate worlds: on the one hand mathematics and rationality, contrasted with emotions and embodiment. Based on the discoveries of modern affective neuroscience, the book makes an impressive attempt at bridging the important conceptual divide between feelings and formal thinking, a divide almost as troubling as that between mind and brain itself. It made me think about some old ideas in quite new ways.' Professor Oliver Turnbull, Bangor University, UK ã `Anna Sverdlik takes the reader on a fascinating journey to discover the nature of abstract thinking from a neuroscience perspective. Using mathematics as an example, she illustrates how our thinking is deeply rooted in a non-algorithmic component that relies on our visceral system. The beauty and elegance of mathematics precisely lies in the fact that it unites logical thinking supported by our neocortex with intuitions supported by our emotions and body that have evolved to solve problems over thousands of years.' Dr. Melissa Libertus, University of Pittsburgh, USA

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Anna Sverdlik is a clinical psychiatrist at Tel Hashomer, a major Israeli hospital. She specializes in brain injury and neurocognitive disorders.

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