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David Eagleman, PhD, is a neuroscientist and internationally bestselling author. He teaches at Stanford University, is the creator and host of the Emmy-nominated television series The Brain, and is the CEO of Neosensory, a company that builds the next generation of neuroscience hardware. The author of seven other books, he lives in Silicon Valley in California.
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The Malcolm Gladwell of brain science
* Independent *
[An] entertaining and truly brainy front-line report from the neuroscience labs... I guarantee it'll change the way you think of yourself
* Mail on Sunday *
<i>Incognito </i>is a fascinating book that will not so much turn your mind upside down as flip it right-side up. You'll never hear the phase "You don't know what you're doing!" in the same way again
* Time Out *
Breezy, fun, optimistic and full of the latest research
* The Sunday Times *
Original and provocative... A smart, captivating book that will give you a prefrontal workout
* Nature *
A shining example of lucid and easy-to-grasp science writing
* Independent on Sunday *
***** I was completely immersed. Eagleman writes well and has brought together great stories from the wild shores of neuroresearch, taking a field that is enormously complex and creating a clear path through it... A book that will stay with you
- Michael Mosley, author of THE FAST DIET, * BBC Focus *
A fun read by a smart person for smart people... It will attract a new generation to ponder their inner workings
* New Scientist *
Eagleman engagingly sums up recent discoveries about the unconscious processes that dominate our mental life. . . . [He] is the kind of guy who really does make being a neuroscientist look like fun
* New York Times *
A dream to read... I couldn't resist telling people about a couple of things I read here
- Brian Clegg, * Popular Science *
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
*Why does your foot hit the brake pedal before you are conscious of danger ahead?*
*Why is it so difficult to keep a secret?*
*How is it possible to get angry at yourself: who, exactly, is mad at whom?*
In this sparkling and provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain. Taking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synaesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence and visual illusions, INCOGNITO is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions.
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
David Eagleman, PhD, is a neuroscientist and internationally bestselling author. He teaches at Stanford University, is the creator and host of the Emmy-nominated television series The Brain, and is the CEO of Neosensory, a company that builds the next generation of neuroscience hardware. The author of seven other books, he lives in Silicon Valley in California.
@davideagleman | eagleman.com