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Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain Book
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In this sparkling and provocative new book renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries: Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Why do you notice when your name is mentioned in a conversation that you didn't think you were listening to? Why are people whose name begins with J more likely to marry other people whose name begins with J? Why is it so difficult to keep a secret? And how is it possible to get angry at yourself: who exactly is mad at whom? Taking in brain damage plane spotting dating drugs beauty infidelity synaesthesia criminal law artificial intelligence and visual illusions Incognito is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions.
- 1847679382
- 9781847679383
- David Eagleman
- 7 April 2011
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Hardcover (Book)
- 290
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