**From the renowned neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling
author of Incognito comes the companion volume to the international
PBS series about how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain
shapes your life.
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"An ideal introduction to how biology generates the mind.... Clear,
engaging and thought-provoking." --Nature
Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions
the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned
neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the
mysterious heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are "you"? How
do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is
technology poised to change what it means to be human?
In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the
world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide,
brain surgery, gut feelings, robotics, and the search for immortality.
Strap in for a whistle-stop tour into the inner cosmos. In the
infinitely dense tangle of billions of brain cells and their trillions
of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to
see in there: you.
Color illustrations throughout.
