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Brainwashed

The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience

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Brainwashed

By: Sally Satel, Scott O. Lilienfeld
Narrated by: Jean Barrett
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In recent years, the advent of MRI technology seems to have unlocked the secrets of the human mind, revealing the sources of our deepest desires, intentions, and fears. As renowned psychiatrist and scholar Sally Satel and psychologist Scott O. Lilienfeld demonstrate in Brainwashed, however, the explanatory power of brain scans in particular and neuroscience more generally has been vastly overestimated. Although acknowledging its tremendous potential, the authors argue that the overzealous application of the burgeoning field of brain science has put innocent people in jail, prevented addicts from healing themselves, and undermined notions of free will and responsibility.

A provocative challenge to the use and abuse of a seductive science, Brainwashed offers an essential corrective to determinist explanations of human behavior.

©2013 Sally Satel and Scott O. Lilienfeld (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Biological Sciences History & Philosophy Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Philosophy Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science
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Very interesting concepts being covered, especially interesting for health care workers & the legislative sector! The narration was a big downside to smoothness of the listen.

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