' Incognito proposes a grand new account of the relationship between consciousness and the brain. 'You will learn a great deal that is fascinating from Incognito.' Canberra Times His work of fiction, Sum, became an international bestseller and is published in twenty-three languages. He is best known for his work on time perception, synesthesia, and neurolaw. He directs the Laboratory for Perception and Action and the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Why do you notice when your name is mentioned in a conversation that you didn't think you were listening to? 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?ĭavid Eagleman is a neuroscientist and a writer. If the conscious mind, the part you consider you, 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. Incognito is a thrilling exploration of the mind and all its contradictions by the author of the bestselling Sum.
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