A Mind of Its Own (PAPERBACK)
UK £9.99,
UK Publication January 2007
ISBN 9781840467987
Paperback
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Can you trust your own mind? Perhaps it stumbles when faced with the 13 times table, or persistently fails to master parallel parking. But the brain is amazing. Never before have we known so much about what it's up to. You might feel justified in thinking that you're in control.
Sorry. Think again.
Your brain is fooling you. It's stubborn, emotional and deceitful. Cordelia Fine, described by The Times as a 'cognitive neuroscientist with a sharp sense of humour', takes us on an enlightening tour of the less salubrious side of human psychology.
Dotted with popular explanations of the latest research and fascinating real-life examples, A Mind of Its Own tells you everything you always wanted to know about the brain ... and plenty you probably didn't.
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'Fine sets out to demonstrate that the human brain is vainglorious and stubborn. She succeeds brilliantly.' Mail on Sunday
'Consistently well-written and meticulously researched ... Fine's touching vignettes ... rewardingly illuminate the workings of the mind with the studied casualness of the gifted novelist.? Alain de Botton, Sunday Times
'This is one of the most interesting and amusing accounts of how we think we think ... I think.' Alexander McCall Smith
'A science writer to watch' Metro
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Cordelia Fine was awarded a PhD in Psychology from University College London. She is now a Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne.
See more books by: Cordelia Fine
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Other editions / related titles:
A Mind of Its Own (HARDBACK)
Delusions of Gender: The Real Science Behind Sex Differences (PAPERBACK)
