If the conscious mind--the part you consider to be you--is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing? In this sparkling and provocative new book, the renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries: Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Why do you hear your name being mentioned in a conversation that you didn't think you were listening to? What do Ulysses and the credit crunch have in common? Why did Thomas Edison electrocute an elephant in 1916? Why are people whose names begin with J more likely to marry other people whose names begin with J? Why is it so difficult to keep a secret? And how is it possible to get angry at yourself--who, exactly, is mad at whom? Taking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity,...
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2011-09-28
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Mycket bra bok om hjärnan och medvetandet. Mycket av bokens intressanta redogörelser verkar starkt förankrade i vetenskapen, men dock; en del bitar, t.ex. den om medvetandets funktion, presenteras som "fakta" när den nog borde anses vara en hypotes. Jag har lyssnat på författarens egen inläsning av boken; han gör det bra. Möjligen dalar boken lite i den långa utläggningen om vård av brottslingar (möjligen är tilltron till det egna forskningsfältet lite väl stark?), men överlag är intrycket överväldigande positivt.
