"Incognito." Jeff Glor: What inspired you to write the book? David Eagleman: I was amazed at how little access we have to the massive work the brain does behind the scenes. Almost everything we ...

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Incognito covers artificial intelligence, brain damage, drugs, synesthesia, visual illusions, and much more. Eagleman also considers the implications of modern research on society, particularly ...

And then there’s your brain. Three pounds of the most complex material we’ve discovered in the universe. This is the mission control center that drives the whole operation, gathering ...

We like to think we’re in charge of ourselves but neuroscientist DAVID EAGLEMAN says that have a lot less self-control than we think. In his fascinating new book INCOGNITO: The Secret Lives of the ...

In reality, great ideas, decisions and opinions are all generated well before the conscious brain is in on the task, argues Eagleman, a neuroscientist. In fresh, clear prose unencumbered by neuro ...

Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman is an excellent book which covers the intricacies of the human brain. Eagleman presents some interesting perspectives about how the brain ...

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In Incognito, the neuroscientist David Eagleman ... life when you wake up in the morning", just doesn't have security clearance. "The conscious mind is not at the centre of the action in the brain ...

I love this book, though it is the sort of book professional experts on human nature love to hate, especially when its author, the prodigious David Eagleman, says things like "criminals should ...