For example, he outlines research on split brain patients and the difference between the right and left sides. How does he do this? He strings together an a serious of interesting tidbits about how the brain is controlled by chemistry and its hardwiring.
Just as he describes how magic tricks deceive the brain, Eagleman uses this entertaining little book to advocate for a social and justice system that disregards civil rights. Eagleman uses a "slight of hand" writing style. Let me move on to the more interesting stuff. However, it reads more like a series of interesting essays on neuroscience rather than a book. On a literary note, this book is entertaining. ©2011 David Eagleman (P)2011 Random House
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 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? If the conscious mind - the part you consider to be you - is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing?
0 kommentar(er)
