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Incognito

Incognito

Most of what you do, think and believe is generated by parts of your brain to which you have no access.  Here's the surprising story of the non-conscious brain and all the machinery under the hood that keeps the show going.

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A New York Times Bestseller
An Amazon Best Book of the Year
A Goodreads Best Book of the Year
A Boston Globe Best Science Book of the Year
A Houston Chronicle Book of the Year 
A Wall Street Journal Summer Read
A Scientific American Book Club selection

From the dust jacket:

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?  Neuroscientist David Eagleman plumbs the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising questions: Why can your foot jump halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead?  Why do strippers make more money at certain times of month, even while no one is consciously aware of their fertility level?  Is there a true Mel Gibson? What do Odysseus and the subprime mortgage meltdown have in common?  How is your brain like a conflicted democracy engaged in civil war?  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? Why did Supreme Court Justice William Douglas deny that he was paralyzed? The subsurface exploration includes waystops in brain damage, drugs, infidelity, synesthesia, criminal law, the future of artificial intelligence, and visual illusions--all highlighting how our perception of the world is a hidden and awe-inspiring construction of the brain.

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TheBrain
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Amazon
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
International Editions
SumBestSeller
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
International Editions
Cover Cytowic Eagleman
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
NetMatters ebook
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CogNeuroTextbook
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IndieBound
Runaway Species Hardcover

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