Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
informative
mysterious
reflective
informative
medium-paced
funny
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
I think this book was worth reading only for the last 2 chapters. If you've read anything about neuroscience - Sacks, Ramachandran, etc - skip everything up to chapter 6, as it's it's all review of the most well-known experiments and case studies in neuroscience, consciousness, and cognition. Eagleman really comes into his own in chapter 7, in which he eloquently discusses how the legal and punitive systems should be remodeled to accommodate new findings in consciousness, choice, and the self. Really intriguing.
I really liked this book. I saw it as the science behind naturalism.
It was like studying for neuroscience exams again, but in a fun way. The whole gist with the justice system focusing on blameworthiness and not modifiability is very intriguing, if not for the fact the justice system never cared about rehabilitating convicts to begin with :((
Interesting analysis on the state of our current understanding of consciousness as it relates to the brain and how limited that understanding might well be despite what materialists posit.
informative
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Lots of really good info, good analogies. Sometimes I felt like it was my own General Psych course. The arguments for Determinism are very good. I was greatly disappointed when the author referred to Operant Conditioning as Classical Conditioning. As a professional, he should have been certain to get the facts right, and that slip put a pall on the rest of his facts, as they were maybe unchecked.
really excellent writing—eagleman explains complicated concepts in a digestible and compelling way. this book’s changed a lot of my beliefs about how people operate, work, whatever you want to call it. really worthwhile read, especially for someone with virtually no knowledge of neuroscience, cognition, psychology, etc. (such as myself)