Incognito : Las Vidas Secretas del Cerebro

from dchaikin

20. Incognito : The Secret Lives of the Brain (Audio) by David Eagleman, read by author (2011, 300 pages in paper from, Listened Mar 23-31) You might notice that four of my last six books completed were via audio books. Driving seems to be my best reading time lately (must of the other time is lo...

from Jaylia3

This very interesting and thought provoking book by neuroscientist David Eagleman is a little disorienting. After all, based on the numerous observations and scientific experiments he details Eagleman's conclusion is that we have no freewill. I may think I am considering options, making decisions...

from dickmanikowski

Fascinating examination of the many hidden levels at which the brain governs human behavior. In the process of discussing various brain functions (including perception, consciousness, and decision making), he demonstrates how much we are not in control of our behavior. He raises some thought prov...

from hrvoje.pticar

Interesting and rather well written, with a side of sometimes not so witty humour which, nonetheless helps you digest this infinitely intriguing presentation of what and who we really are, or rather, who we're made to believe we are...

from alchemie

Incognito is a decent read, but suffers from a lack of deeper explanations for many of the examples he provides in the text. Many times while reading the first half I found myself really wanting to know more about the case the author was describing, only to find that he was already moving on to t...