A review by rsr143
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman

5.0

There are many books about neuroscience out there, but this one is particularly fascinating. Do you think you are a stable personality from birth to death? It turns out who we think we are is very different than we think. This book will help you understand that the sense of self we come to be familiar with, is an illusion. The brain functions like a team of rivals. Our DNA and biology have a far greater sway over us than we think. Our environment also plays a part. We are not the real arbiters of our destiny. It’s a much more complex situation. The implications for this are dramatic, in terms of how we penalize and rehabilitate criminals, and also in how we relate to ourselves in the universe.