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Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain

David Eagleman

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Feb 15, 2017 Cassandra Kay Silva rated it it was amazing

Shelves: psychology-sociology

Wow what a surprise this one was! A must read!

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Aug 14, 2012 Oscar rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman is certainly an interesting book. Considering that the writer is a neuroscientist, I expected something really technical and dense. Instead, we get a book that’s accessible and aims to discuss how different parts of the brain lead to movement, vision, sexuality, violence, learning, among other things. Eagleman does a solid job describing how these components of the brain come together (as much as science understands at this point) to cre ...more

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Dec 26, 2011 Julie marked it as to-read

Shelves: brain-science

I have to get this book from the library just to see what it says about this part of the book description: "Why are people whose name begins with J more likely to marry other people whose name begins with J?". Ha! ...more

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