Who's in Charge?

Zusatztext "This exciting! stimulating! and sometimes even funny book challenges us to think in new ways about that most mysterious part of us-the part that makes us think we're us." Informationen zum Autor Michael S. Gazzaniga is internationally recognized in the field of neuroscience and a pioneer in cognitive research. He is the director of the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of many popular science books, including Who’s in Charge? (Ecco, 2011). He has six children and lives in California with his wife. Klappentext There is no "you" consciously making decisions. So how do we make decisions? How can we have free will if we don't pull the levers on our own behavior? What moral and legal implications follow if we don't have free will? Who's in Charge? is a primer for a new era in the understanding of human behavior that ranges across neuroscience, psychology, ethics, and the law with a light touch but profound implications. Zusammenfassung “Gazzaniga is one of the most brilliant experimental neuroscientists in the world.” —Tom Wolfe Michael S. Gazzaniga has been called the “father of cognitive neuroscience.” In his remarkable book, Who’s in Charge?, he makes a powerful and provocative argument that counters the common wisdom that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes we cannot control. There is no "you" consciously making decisions. So how do we make decisions? How can we have free will if we don't pull the levers of our own behavior? What moral and legal implications follow if we don't have free well? Who's in Charge is a primer for a new era in the understanding of human behavior that ranges across neuroscience, psychology, ethics, and the law with a light touch but profound implications. His well-reasoned case against the idea that we live in a “determined” world is fascinating and liberating, solidifying his place among the likes of Oliver Sacks, Antonio Damasio, V.S. Ramachandran, and other bestselling science authors exploring the mysteries of the human brain. ...

Product details

• Authors: Michael S. Gazzaniga
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 11.09.2012
• EAN: 9780061906114
• ISBN: 978-0-06-190611-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 203 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Sociology, Evolution, Psychology, Biology, life sciences, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Impact of science and technology on society, PSYCHOLOGY: Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY: COGNITION & THINKING, MEDICINE: PSYCHIATRY, PHILOSOPHY: MIND, MEDICINE: NEUROLOGY, MEDICAL: Neuroscience, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Neuroscience, PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, MEDICAL: Physicians, Medicine / Psychiatry, Psychology / Cognition & Thinking, Medicine / Neurology, Philosophy / Mind