In a radical reinterpretation of how the mind works, an eminent behavioral scientist reveals the illusion of mental depth Psychologists and neuroscientists struggle with how best to interpret human motivation and decision making. The assumption is that below a mental “surface” of conscious awareness lies a deep and complex set of inner beliefs, values, and desires that govern our thoughts, ideas, and actions, and that to know this depth is to know ourselves. In this profoundly original book, behavioral scientist Nick Chater contends just the opposite: rather than being the plaything of unconscious currents, the brain generates behaviors in the moment based entirely on our past experiences. Engaging the reader with eye-opening experiments and visual examples, the author first demolishes our intuitive sense of how our mind works, then argues for a positive interpretation of the brain as a ceaseless and creative improviser.

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Brain research has made a tremendous progress in recent years. Enormous sums are being invested in brain research, where even the NASA and the US military are holding huge research projects. Also high-performance athletes benefit in mental trainings of the latest findings in brain research. That's exactly what the Science of Mindleading is about. The Fundamentals of the Science of Mindleading go into the question, whether a person can lead his own mind effectively, and if so, how? To clarify this issue, not only historical, philosophical, religious and medical knowledges are analyzed, but also in particular the latest advancements in brain research. The result of this evaluation is a scientific examination of the power of the mind.