Incognito Review

• Summarize what you think Eagleman's central idea was
• What points you found interesting or agreed with
• What points you disagreed with or didn't like
• Would you recommend it/like the book over all (Be honest this is a review.)

 I thought Incognito was a very interesting book. I first was a little afraid it might be very dry with just a bunch of facts and statistics thrown at the reader. However, it was much more than that. I think the author's central idea was that there are so many aspects of the brain that we don't know about yet and that we don't have a definite answer to why people do certain things and what causes things to happen. He shows the readers that there are varying opinions and theories as to why something happens. He also shows the reader that the brain is extremely complex and even with all our human advancements we haven't really gone really far below the surface as to how it really functions and impacts us.

I really thought the parts about how small and seemingly insignificant aspects of people could attract them to each other were really interesting. This would include dilated pupils or having names that start with the same letter, or even the certain day of a woman's menstrual cycle. It's kinda weird to know that these things have an affect on how people respond to each other. We don't even have control over it.
 I found it disturbing how tumors on your brain and other pressures or effects could basically alter your personality. A normal happy married man became attracted to children after getting a tumor. A person's sexual preference as well as all of their preferences and opinions on any topic help define the person as a individual. It's interesting to see how we really aren't responsible in some cases for who we are. It's like we don't control our brains, they control us.
I've already recommended it a few different people. My brother read it before too and even though he wasn't a fan of some of the ideas Eagleman proposes he does bring up really good points. I agree with my brother. This is a good book for people who are interested about theories on the workings of the human mind.