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The hidden brain : how our unconscious minds elect presidents, control markets, wage wars, and save our lives
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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 fo...
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.
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- Creator
- Shankar Vedantam
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 2010 Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition
- New York : Spiegel & Grau Trade Paperbacks, 2010
- Physical Details
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- x, 270 pages ; 21 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780385525213, 0385525222, 0385525214, 9780385525220
- OCLC
- ocn290472076, ocn669159002
- "Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Spiegel & Grau ... in 2010"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- 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