Going Inside

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Dealing with single moments in the life of the human brain, this book provides explanations of why a tennis player cannot be seeing the ball at the instant when it is struck, or even for most of its flight; and why surprises feel surprising, and boredom boring. The author argues that, by understanding just how much subconscious decision-making the brain manages to get through before each moment of awareness, we can begin to appreciate the true wonder of consciousness - and see why the human brain is the most complex system that science is ever likely to encounter.

Author Bio

John McCrone is a researcher of consciousness and writes for the New Scientist and the Guardian, among other publications. He is the author of That Ape that Spoke: Language and the Evolution of the Human Mind ('a thoughtful and thought-provoking exposition' - Roger Lewin) and The Myth of Irrationality: The Science of the Mind from Plato to Star Trek ('fascinating insights about what makes us tick' - Roy Porter).