The hidden brain : how our unconscious minds elect presidents, control markets, wage wars, and save our lives / Shankar Vedantam.
- Vedantam, Shankar.
- Date:
- 2010
- Books
About this work
Description
From a "Washington Post" columnist comes an original and deeply engaging investigation into the role of the hidden brain--the parts of the mind concealed from conscious awareness but responsible for controlling decision making.
Publication/Creation
New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
Physical description
x, 270 pages ; 25 cm
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The myth of intention -- The ubiquitous shadow : the hidden brain at work and play -- Tracking the hidden brain : how mental disorders reveal our unconscious lives -- The infant's stare, macaca, and racist seniors : the life cycle of bias -- The invisible current : gender, privilege, and the hidden brain -- The siren's call : disasters and the lure of conformity -- The tunnel : terrorism, extremism, and the hidden brain -- Shades of justice : unconscious bias and the death penalty -- Disarming the bomb : politics, race, and the hidden brain -- The telescope effect : lost dogs and genocide.
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Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionBF315 2010V39hOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9780385525213
- 0385525214