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The Brain: General discussions about the brain and neuroscience

cnn_logo David discusses with Dr. Sanjay Gupta about why we do what we do.

StyleCover Cover Story - Corriere della serra - Style Magazine

venerdicover Inconsio: Il pilota nascosto che guida la mente - Il Venderdi di Reppublica

atlantic072011 The Brain on Trial, by David Eagleman - Atlantic

discovermagcover Ten Unsolved Mysteries of the Brain by David Eagleman - Discover Magazine
The Possibilian - a profile of David Eagleman, by Burkhard Bilger - New Yorker

pbslogo Profile the lab's research on time perception and synesthesia on PBS' Nova Science NOW.

texasobservercover The Soul Seeker: A neuroscientist's search for the human essence - Texas Observer

wired0411 The Human Brain Runs on Conflict, by David Eagleman - Wired Magazine UK.

David discusses Incognito, dreaming and neural parliaments on The Colbert Report.

historychlogo Click the image below to watch a short overview about the brain on the History Channel.

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From the Blog

The Mystery of Expertise

To the extent that consciousness is useful, it is useful in small quantities, and for very particular kinds of tasks. It's easy to understand why you would not want to be consciously aware of the intricacies of your muscle movement, but this can be less intuitive when applied to your perceptions, thoughts, and beliefs, which are also final products of…
Breivik's Brain

What could explain Anders Breivik's shooting attack in Oslo, Norway? While this is debated from the angles of politics, religion, and sociology, I want to ask this from the viewpoint of neurobiology.
Schwarzenegger on Incognito

What a wonderful shot of caffeine it was to find my childhood hero lauding my book in the New York Times.
Time to End the War on Drugs?

To liberalise or prohibit? I recently joined Eliot Spitzer, Julian Assange, Vicente Fox, Russell Brand, Richard Branson and several others for an online debate.

Newsflashes

Eagleman and Brian Eno bring Sum to Sydney Opera House

In June, 2009, David Eagleman collaborated with musician/producer Brian Eno to perform a musical reading of Sum to 1,000 people at the Sydney Opera House. In May of 2010 they performed together again to 1,200 people at the Brighton Dome in England. Stay tuned for further performances.

Musician Jarvis Cocker reads from Sum

Listen to British rocker Jarvis Cocker read the story "Descent of Species" from Sum. He is one of the dozens of terrific voices who read for the audio book.