A review in 10 images of David Eagleman's book, Incognito

1. The Enchanted Loom
Teasing sturdy threads from
neuroscience masterworks

2. Teasing 10
threads from
David
Eagleman’s …

3. Thread 1:
The brain is
a team of
conflicting rivals.
(pgs. 101-150)

4. Thread 2:
The brain runs
zombie systems.
(pgs. 132-144)

5. Thread 3:
The brain
will go to
great
lengths to
make us
believe
the stories
we tell
ourselves.
(pgs. 131-137)
A Confabulation of Dragons

6. Thread 4:
Allocating
blame and
fault is an
antisocial
act.
(pgs. 151-192)

7. Thread 5:
The nested
networks
in the brain
are more
like a
marketplace
than an
assembly
line.
(pg. 46)

8. Thread 6:
Self-
consciousness
influences
seeing,
smelling,
hearing,
feeling,
tasting
and touch.
(pg. 62)

9. Thread 7:
The brain is
filled with
all kinds of
remarkable,
unthinkable
thoughts.
(pgs. 75-100)

10. Thread 8:
Much like
computers,
the brain has
“boot sectors”
to which we
cannot gain
access.
(pg. 199)

11. Thread 9:
Secrets are
unhealthy
for the brain.
(pg. 145)

12. Thread 10:
There are gene
sets that make
half the world’s
population
44 times
more likely
to commit
sexual assault.
(pg. 158)

13. Image Credits:
Title Page: http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans
Slide 3 - http://www.brainpickings.org/2011/06/01/david-eagleman-incognito/
Slide 12 - http://www.eaministries.co.uk/there-is-a-testimony-after-every-test/
Slide 2 - http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans
Slide 6 - http://www.scottgustafson.com/Portfolio_F7.html
Slide 5 - http://bit.ly/1D6GqTI
Slide 11 - http://bit.ly/1OzkfLw
Slide 10 - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nescience
Slide 13 - http://runagainstdv.com/facts/sexual-assault-facts/
Slide 9 - http://dict.eudic.net/dicts/en/self-conscious
Slide 8 - http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/alvi/home/the-market-place-conversation/
Slide 7 - http://www.avayeravanpnub.blogfa.com/
Slide 4 - http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2142130460131930501/2142131158739591403

14. Mark Brady, PhD
TheEnchantedLoom@gmail.com
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