Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain - Softcover

David Eagleman

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9781847679406: Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847679404 ISBN 13: 9781847679406

Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd, 2012

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*Why does your foot hit the brake pedal before you are conscious of danger ahead? *Why do you hear your name is mentioned in a conversation that you didn't think you were listening to? *Why is a person whose name begins with J more likely to marry another person 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? A thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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Review:

'Stunningly original... You can get through it in an hour, but you'd be mad to hurry, and you will certainly want to return to it many times...Sum has the unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius. It seems exquisitely adapted to fill the contemporary longing for a kind of secular holy book' -- Observer

'A stunning exploration of the 'we' behind the 'I'. Eagleman reveals, with his typical grace and eloquence, all the neural magic tricks behind the cognitive illusion we call reality' -- Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide

'A dream to read... I couldn't resist telling people about a couple of things I read here' -- Brian Clegg, Popular Science

'A well-written popular science book, with a clear narrative, friendly explanations that respect both the lay-reader's intelligence and their ignorance, and a plethora of weird facts that make you nudge the person next to you and say 'Listen to this!'' -- Brandon Robshaw, Independent on Sunday

'I was completely immersed. Eagleman writes well and has brought together great stories from the wild shores of neuroresearch, taking a field that is enormously complex and creating a clear path through it. ... A book that will stay with you' -- Michael Mosley, BBC Focus

'Eagleman provides an excellent overview of the workings of our most vital organ' -- Ian Critchley, Sunday Times

'A shining example of lucid and easy-to-grasp science writing' --Laurence Phelan, Independent on Sunday

Book Description:

A sparkling and provocative book on neuroscience

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