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Incognito

Incognito

The Secret Lives of the Brain

by David Eagleman
Paperback
Publication Date: 15/05/2012

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If the conscious mind--the part you consider to be you--is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing?

In this sparkling and provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate its surprising mysteries. Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Is there a true Mel Gibson? How is your brain like a conflicted democracy engaged in civil war?

What do Odysseus and the subprime mortgage meltdown have in common? Why are people whose names begin with J more like to marry other people whose names begin with J? And why is it so difficult to keep a secret?

Taking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence, and visual illusions, Incognito is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions.

 

ISBN:
9780307389923
9780307389923
Category:
Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
15-05-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
202.95x130.81x16.26mm
Weight:
0.24kg
David Eagleman

David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University.

His scientific research is published in journals from Science to Nature, and he is also the author of the internationally bestselling books Sum, Incognito and The Brain.

He is the writer and presenter of the companion BBC television series The Brain.

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