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In this sparkling and provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate its surprising mysteries. If the conscious mind–the part you consider to be you–is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing? We imagine that our conscious minds are at the center of our identity and self-image, but Eagleman hopes to have demonstrated.Title: Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain He calls the resulting shifts in thinking 'dethronements.'Įagleman argues that our understanding of our conscious minds and the source of our behavior must undergo a similar shift. Forget healthy living the secret to a long life is genetic. In this sparkling and provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain. In each case, what was once thought to be central was shown to be less so. Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection suggested that humans were simply one more species among many that had evolved on the planet.

Galileo's discovery of the moons of Jupiter demonstrated that the Earth was not the center of the solar system.

Chapter 7 Life After the Monarchy Summary and AnalysisĮagleman likens the discoveries of neuroscience that indicate the extent to which our unconscious minds control our behavior to the revolutionary discoveries of Galileo and Charles Darwin.

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