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Campbell, MD
Sent: August 18, 2011 11:39
To: Meir Weiss
Subject: BSP 75 Exploring the Secret Lives of the Brain



Here are the show notes for last month's episode. I am resending it because
it failed to go out to some subscribers. I apologize if this is a duplicate.
The show notes for this month's podcast will be arriving later today.

In his new book Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain neuroscientist
David Eagleman describes consciousness as "the smallest player in the
operations of the brain" (page 5) because most of what the brain does is
outside conscious awareness (and control). In a recent interview (BSP 75)
Dr. Eagleman reviews some of the evidence for this startling position as
well as the implications both for the average person and for social policy.
 
Listen to Episode 75
Episode Transcript (Download PDF)
References:
• Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman
• Eagleman, D. "The Brain on Trial," the Atlantic Monthy; July/Aug 2011
ONLINE
• See Transcript for additional references
Related Episodes of BSP:
• BSP 13: Our first discussion of unconscious decisions
• BSP 15: Interview with Read Montague, PhD, author of Why Choose This
Book?: How We Make Decisions
• BSP 19: Review of Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious by
Gerd Gigerenzer
• BSP 42: Review of On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When
You're Not by Robert Burton
• BSP 43: Interview with Robert Burton, MD
Announcements:
• Listen to last week's short episode for recent announcements
• Transcript of announcements
  
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