![]() Eagleman also devotes a good amount of time to explaining how our brains work and why they evolved to work that way. ![]() From alien hand syndrome and split-brain studies to synaesthesia and Anton’s syndrome, the examples are presented in a fascinating and easy to understand manner. The first half of Incognito is an enjoyable exploration of multiple experiments and case studies that demonstrate this theory. Eagleman argues that it is instead the unconscious processes of the brain that exert the most influence and control. ![]() One of the most common misconceptions about our minds is that the conscious mind is the one in control of our thoughts, perceptions, and actions. ![]() Eagleman deftly challenges some of the more intuitive ways we think about ourselves and our minds, and goes on to explore what a shift in our perception of consciousness might mean for our society, culture and laws. ![]() David Eagleman’s Incognito (ebook verion)is a lucid, thoughtful examination of the relationship between the biological processes of the brain and the mental processes of the mind. The mind-body problem has been a subject of philosophical conversation since the time of Descartes, but modern neuroscience offers new techniques to bring the topic into the realm of the sciences. ![]()
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