Readership: Psychologists, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, economists, philosophers, general science readers
Alain Berthoz, Director, Laboratory of Perception and Action, UMR/CNRS, College de France, Paris, France
"...owing to the abundance of inspiring thoughts and propositions and the ardent writing style, I can highly recommend the book to any interested reader." - The Lancet, Vol 6
Introduction part I - Is Decision Making Rational or Irrational? 1: The brain: gambler and logician 2: Decision making and emotion 3: The pathology of decision making Part II - Decision Making with my Second Self 4: Fight or flight 5: Walking and balance 6: Deliberating with one's body: me and my second self Part III - Perception, Preference and Decision Making 7: To perceive visually is to decide: the physiology of doubt 8: Decision making and shape recognition: ambiguity and rivalry 9: Sensory conflict: perception of movement 10: Fountains Part IV - Magical Thinking 11: The physiology of preference 12: "I think, therefore I suppress" 13: The brain as emulator and generator of strategies : the vagabond thought Epilogue
