{"product_id":"whos-in-charge-free-will-and-the-science-of-the-brain-isbn-9780061906114","title":"Who's in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Gazzaniga is one of the most brilliant experimental neuroscientists in the world.” —Tom Wolfe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael S. Gazzaniga has been called the “father of cognitive neuroscience.” In his remarkable book, \u003cem\u003eWho’s in Charge?,\u003c\/em\u003e he makes a powerful and provocative argument that counters the common wisdom that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes we cannot control. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no \"you\" consciously making decisions. So how \u003cem\u003edo \u003c\/em\u003ewe make decisions? How can we have free will if we don't pull the levers of our own behavior?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat moral and legal implications follow if we don't have free well? \u003cem\u003eWho's in Charge\u003c\/em\u003e is a primer for a new era in the understanding of human behavior that ranges across neuroscience, psychology, ethics, and the law with a light touch but profound implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis well-reasoned case against the idea that we live in a “determined” world is fascinating and liberating, solidifying his place among the likes of Oliver Sacks, Antonio Damasio, V.S. Ramachandran, and other bestselling science authors exploring the mysteries of the human brain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThere is no \"you\" consciously making decisions. So how do we make decisions? How can we have free will if we don't pull the levers on our own behavior? What moral and legal implications follow if we don't have free will? \u003cem\u003eWho's in Charge?\u003c\/em\u003e is a primer for a new era in the understanding of human behavior that ranges across neuroscience, psychology, ethics, and the law with a light touch but profound implications.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Terrific. . . . [An] engrossing study of the mechanics of thought.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[The] scope of Michael S. Gazzaniga’s \u003ci\u003eWho’s in Charge?\u003c\/i\u003e is huge—it tackles the age-old debate of free will [and] offers a lot to consider about what Gazzaniga deems the ‘scientific problem of the century.’” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortland Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating. . . . [An] intriguing and persuasive treatment of the moral implications of modern neuroscience.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReason.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“From one of the world’s leading thinkers comes a thought-provoking book on how we think and how we act. . . . An exciting, stimulating, and at times even funny read that helps us further understand ourselves, our actions, and our world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCNBC.com, Best Books for the Holidays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fascinating, accessible, and often humorous read for anyone with a brain! And a must-read for neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and criminal attorneys.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gazzaniga is a towering figure in contemporary neurobiology. . . . \u003ci\u003eWho’s in Charge?\u003c\/i\u003e is a joy to read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating. . . . Gazzaniga uses a lifetime of experience in neuroscientific research to argue that free will is alive and well.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An utterly captivating and fascinating read that addresses issues of consciousness and free will and, in the end, offers suggestions as to how these ideas may or may not inform legal matters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Texan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gazzaniga is careful to explain complex scientific data in terms that those outside the neurosciences can understand [and] gives a detailed narrative that paints a complicated and fascinating picture.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this superb book he takes on the ultimate questions in neuroscience: Are we nothing more than a collection of neurons? Is the ‘me’ just the by-product of hard-ass determinism? The answer he proposes is important and intensely provocative.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Sapolsky, author of A Primate’s Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This exciting, stimulating, and sometimes even funny book challenges us to think in new ways about that most mysterious part of us—the part that makes us think we’re us.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan Alda, actor and host of Scientific American Frontiers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Would you like to sit down for a chat with a friend, and get up a few hours later with a far deeper understanding of neuroscience, human nature, and free will? If so, then read this book. Because it began as a series of public lectures it is extraordinarily accessible. 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