incognito the secret lives of the brain review

Incognito is a fascinating deep-dive into the parts of our brain that function beneath our awareness. And why is it so difficult to keep a secret Exploring brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synesthesia, criminal law, artificial. David Eagleman - 'This book will shine light on some of the hard-to-reach places in the brain, showing the ways in which we are not the ones driving the boat. In July 2011, Eagleman discussed Incognito with Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report. While there may be a certain comfort in believing our conscious mind is running the show, neuroscientist David Eagleman makes a compelling case for the unconscious as chief in Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain. Get this from a library Incognito : the secret lives of the brain.

A starred review from Kirkus Reviews described it as 'a book that will leave you looking at yourself-and the world-differently.'

You will find out a lot of interesting and unknown facts, and you will look at yourself, your personality and your concept of will from another point of view. The book was reviewed as 'appealing and persuasive' by the Wall Street Journal and 'a shining example of lucid and easy-to-grasp science writing' by The Independent. Review Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain The book is quite impressive. It was named a Best Book of 2011 by Amazon, the Boston Globe, and the Houston Chronicle. Incognito appeared on the New York Times best-sellers list intermittently in 20. In Incognito, Eagleman contends that most of the operations of the brain are inaccessible to awareness, such that the conscious mind 'is like a stowaway on a transatlantic steam ship, taking credit for the journey without acknowledging the massive engineering underfoot.' The book explores the juxtaposition of the conscious mind and the unconscious mind, with Eagleman summing up the text's themes with the question: 'If the conscious mind-the part you consider to be you-is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing?' Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain is a 2011 New York Times best-selling nonfiction book by American neuroscientist David Eagleman, an adjunct professor at Stanford University.

May 31, 2011, Pantheon (US), Canongate (UK)

Incognito the secret lives of the brain review