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Published 30 May 2011
ISBN 9781921758201
Format Trade Paperback
Extent 304pp
AU Price $34.95
NZ Price $42.00

Incognito

The Secret Lives of the Brain



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Incognito is a thrilling exploration of the mind and all its contradictions by the author of the bestselling Sum. If the conscious mind 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.

If the conscious mind – the part you consider you – is just the tip of the iceberg in the brain, what is all the rest doing?
Why can your foot jump halfway to the brake pedal before you become aware of danger ahead? What do Odysseus and the global financial crisis have in common? Why are people whose names begin with J more likely to marry other people whose names begin with J? And why is it so difficult to keep a secret?
Our behaviour, thoughts and experiences are inseparably linked to a vast chemical-electrical network called the nervous system. The machinery is utterly alien to us, and yet, somehow, it is us.
Neuroscientist David Eagleman plumbs the depths of the subconscious to illuminate this hidden world in his fascinating and engaging exploration of the human brain.

Published 30 May 2011
ISBN 9781921758201
Format Trade Paperback
Extent 304pp
AU Price $34.95
NZ Price $42.00