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Incognito : the secret lives of the brain

Incognito is a thrilling exploration of the mind and all its contradictions by the author of the bestselling Sum. If the conscious mind is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing? In this provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries.

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  • "Incognito : the secret lives of the brain"
  • "誰在幫我們選擇, 決策? 誰操縱我們愛戀, 生氣, 甚至抓狂?"
  • "Shei zai bang wo men xuan ze, jue ce? shei cao zong wo men ai lian, sheng qi, shen zhi zhua kuang?"
  • "Secret lives of the brain"@en
  • "Secret lives of the brain"
  • "誰在幫我們選擇.決策?誰操縱我們愛戀.生氣,甚至抓狂?"
  • "Shei zai bang wo men xuan ze.jue ce?shei cao zong wo men ai lian.sheng qi,shen zhi zhua kuang?"

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  • "Incognito is a thrilling exploration of the mind and all its contradictions by the author of the bestselling Sum. If the conscious mind is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing? In this provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries."@en
  • "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 new book, the 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 hear your name being mentioned in a conversation that you didn't think you were listening to' What do Ulysses and the credit crunch have in common' Why did Thomas Edison electrocute an elephant in 1916' Why are people whose names begin with J more likely to marry other people whose names begin 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, synesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence, and visual illusions, Incognito is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions. From the Hardcover edition."@en
  • "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."
  • ""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 likely 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"--Cover."@en
  • "If the conscious mind - the part you consider you - is just the tip of the iceberg in the brain, what is all the rest doing? Why can your foot jump halfway to the brake pedal before you become aware of danger ahead? What do Odysseus and the global financial crisis have in common?"
  • ""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. Why does the conscious mind know so little? What do visual illusions unmask about the machinery running under the hood? How much of our lives are determined by choices and behaviors that are hard-wired, unconscious, and beyond our control? Do we have any management over who we find gorgeous or repugnant? How is it possible to get angry at yourself: who exactly, is mad at whom? If the drunk Mel Gibson is an anti-Semite and the sober Mel Gibson is authentically apologetic, is there a real Mel Gibson? Why did Supreme Court Justice William Douglas claim that he was able to play football and go hiking, when everyone could see that he was paralyzed after his stroke? Why do people willingly give up their money to banks for Christmas accounts (and why don't monkeys do this)? Why do patients on Parkinson's medications become compulsive gamblers? Why do athletes follow routines, like bouncing the ball three times before taking a free throw? Why did Charles Whitman suddenly kill his family and shoot forty six others from the UT Austin tower, and what did this have to do with his brain? How much of who we are is in the genes, and how much in the environment? Does free will exist or not, and how does that affect our view of blameworthiness and credit? The emerging understanding of the brain drastically changes our view of ourselves, shifting us from an intuitive sense that we are at the center of the operations, to a more sophisticated, illuminating, and wondrous view of the situation"--"
  • "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. Why does the conscious mind know so little? What do visual illusions unmask about the machinery running under the hood? How much of our lives are determined by choices and behaviors that are hard-wired, unconscious, and beyond our control? Do we have any management over who we find gorgeous or repugnant? How is it possible to get angry at yourself: who exactly, is mad at whom? If the drunk Mel Gibson is an anti-Semite and the sober Mel Gibson is authentically apologetic, is there a real Mel Gibson? Why did Supreme Court Justice William Douglas claim that he was able to play football and go hiking, when everyone could see that he was paralyzed after his stroke? Why do people willingly give up their money to banks for Christmas accounts (and why don't monkeys do this)? Why do patients on Parkinson's medications become compulsive gamblers? Why do athletes follow routines, like bouncing the ball three times before taking a free throw? Why did Charles Whitman suddenly kill his family and shoot forty six others from the UT Austin tower, and what did this have to do with his brain? How much of who we are is in the genes, and how much in the environment? Does free will exist or not, and how does that affect our view of blameworthiness and credit? The emerging understanding of the brain drastically changes our view of ourselves, shifting us from an intuitive sense that we are at the center of the operations, to a more sophisticated, illuminating, and wondrous view of the situation"--"
  • "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?"@en
  • "Uitleg van de werking van de menselijke hersenen en de drijfveren achter onbewust gedrag."

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  • "Incognito : the secret lives of the brain"@en
  • "Incognito : the secret lives of the brain"
  • "Incognito : beynin gizli hayatı"
  • "Duo zai wo nao zhong de mo sheng ren : shei zai bang wo men xuan ze.jue ce?shei cao zong wo men ai lian.sheng qi,shen zhi zhua kuang?"
  • "Duo zai wo nao zhong de mo sheng ren : shei zai bang wo men xuan ze, jue ce? shei cao zong wo men ai lian, sheng qi, shen zhi zhua kuang?"
  • "Incognito : The secret lives of the brain"
  • "İncognito : beynin gizli hayatı"
  • "Incognito : het geheime leven van ons brein"
  • "躲在我腦中的陌生人 : 誰在幫我們選擇, 決策? 誰操縱我們愛戀, 生氣, 甚至抓狂?"
  • "躲在我腦中的陌生人 : 誰在幫我們選擇.決策?誰操縱我們愛戀.生氣,甚至抓狂?"
  • "Incognito the secret lives of the brain"
  • "Incognito the secret lives of the brain"@en
  • "Incognito the Secret Lives of the Brain"@en

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