![]() And the way that that battle tips, determines your behavior."Įagleman's new book, Incognito, examines the unconscious part of our brains - the complex neural networks that are constantly fighting one another and influencing how we act, the things we're attracted to, and the thoughts that we have. What we're seeing here is that there are different parts of the brain that are battling it out. "And the issue is that we're always cussing at ourselves or getting angry at ourselves or cajoling ourselves. "You have competing populations in the brain - one part that wants to tell something and one part that doesn't," he tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. Taking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synaesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence and visual illusions, INCOGNITO is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions. So when you have a secret to tell, the part of your brain that wants to tell the secret is constantly fighting with the part of your brain that wants to keep the information hidden, says neuroscientist David Eagleman. Your brain also doesn't like stress hormones. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Incognito Subtitle The Secret Lives of the Brain Author David M. ![]()
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