Illusionist Brain - The Neuroscience of Magic

"Draws on the latest findings in neuroscience to explain how magic deceives us, surprises us, and amazes us, and demonstrates how illusionists skillfully 'hack' our brains to alter how we perceive things and influence what we imagine"--

About the author

Jordi Camí is a medical doctor and professor of pharmacology at Pompeu Fabra University in Spain. He is a member of the Spanish Society of Illusionism. Luis M. Martínez is a neuroscientist at the Spanish National Research Council at the Institute of Neuroscience in Alicante.

Product details

• Authors: Jordi/ Marti nez Camf, Jordi Martinez Cami, Jordi Camí, Luis M. Martínez
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.12.2024
• EAN: 9780691264325
• ISBN: 978-0-691-26432-5
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; popular science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Neurosciences, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Magic, Cognitive and behavioural neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Conjuring and magic