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Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (Paperback)
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Short Description for IncognitoTaking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synaesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence and visual illusions, this book explores the mind and its contradictions.
Full description- Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
- Published: 07 April 2011
- Format: Paperback
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- Categories: Conscious & Unconscious | Criminal Law & Procedure | Popular Science
- ISBN 13: 9781847679390 ISBN 10: 1847679390
- Sales rank: 16,976
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Full description for Incognito
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.
