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

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.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    BF315 2010V39h
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780385525213
  • 0385525214