Eagleman does a brilliant job refining heavy science into a compelling read. “Although Incognito is fast-paced, mind-bending stuff, it’s a book for regular folks. is the kind of guy who really does make being a neuroscientist look like fun.” “Eagleman engagingly sums up recent discoveries about the unconscious processes that dominate our mental life.
It is full of dazzling ideas, as it is chockablock with facts and instances.”
Incognito proposes a grand new account of the relationship between consciousness and the brain. aims, grandly, to do for the study of the mind what Copernicus did for the study of the stars. A smart, captivating book that will give you a prefrontal workout.” 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.“Original and provocative. 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 didnt 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 yourselfwho, 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?
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