The Illusionist Brain: The Neuroscience of Magic
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- Author：Jordi Cam�
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Summary
How magicians exploit the natural functioning of our brains to astonish and amaze us
How do magicians make us see the impossible？ The Illusionist Brain takes you on an unforgettable journey through the inner workings of the human mind， revealing how magicians achieve their spectacular and seemingly impossible effects by interfering with your cognitive processes。 Along the way， this lively and informative book provides a guided tour of modern neuroscience， using magic as a lens for understanding the unconscious and automatic functioning of our brains。
We construct reality from the information stored in our memories and received through our senses， and our brains are remarkably adept at tricking us into believing that our experience is continuous。 In fact， our minds create our perception of reality by elaborating meanings and continuities from incomplete information， and while this strategy carries clear benefits for survival， it comes with blind spots that magicians know how to exploit。 Jordi Cam� and Luis Mart�nez explore the many different ways illusionists manipulate our attention--making us look but not see--and take advantage of our individual predispositions and fragile memories。
The Illusionist Brain draws on the latest findings in neuroscience to explain how magic deceives us， surprises us， and amazes us， and demonstrates how illusionists skillfully "hack" our brains to alter how we perceive things and influence what we imagine。
How do magicians make us see the impossible？ The Illusionist Brain takes you on an unforgettable journey through the inner workings of the human mind， revealing how magicians achieve their spectacular and seemingly impossible effects by interfering with your cognitive processes。 Along the way， this lively and informative book provides a guided tour of modern neuroscience， using magic as a lens for understanding the unconscious and automatic functioning of our brains。
We construct reality from the information stored in our memories and received through our senses， and our brains are remarkably adept at tricking us into believing that our experience is continuous。 In fact， our minds create our perception of reality by elaborating meanings and continuities from incomplete information， and while this strategy carries clear benefits for survival， it comes with blind spots that magicians know how to exploit。 Jordi Cam� and Luis Mart�nez explore the many different ways illusionists manipulate our attention--making us look but not see--and take advantage of our individual predispositions and fragile memories。
The Illusionist Brain draws on the latest findings in neuroscience to explain how magic deceives us， surprises us， and amazes us， and demonstrates how illusionists skillfully "hack" our brains to alter how we perceive things and influence what we imagine。
Reviews
Lisa Lajmo
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As a clinician in the field of Psychology this book was very interesting and entertaining。 I appreciated the first 5-6 chapters the most since it focused on detailed Neuroscience and Neuropsychology rather than actual magic。
Manisha
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Pop Science done well is an experience that is enriching ， enlightening and all while having a great time reading it。 （See - A short history of nearly everything/The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks/anything by Mary Roach）This book sounded super exciting in description: How do magicians trick us into believing they do what they do？ What peculiarities of the human brain do they exploit？I expected a fun play by play with scientific breakdown， considering the topic。 However， 40% in and I'm finding Pop Science done well is an experience that is enriching ， enlightening and all while having a great time reading it。 （See - A short history of nearly everything/The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks/anything by Mary Roach）This book sounded super exciting in description: How do magicians trick us into believing they do what they do？ What peculiarities of the human brain do they exploit？I expected a fun play by play with scientific breakdown， considering the topic。 However， 40% in and I'm finding it very hard to stay with the book。 It's felt like hours of a biology lecture with not much to break it up for the general audience。I could not concentrate hard enough （I listened to the audiobook） and the book lost me somewhere a couple of minutes in。。。。it just started sounding like a bunch of words to me。 They also give a disclaimer in the beginning that the audio would allude to some diagrams， figures and charts which were in the printed book。 It was not clear to me how the audiobook listeners were supposed to make up for the lost information; there wasn't any description of the figures they were referring to。All of this makes me think that maybe it's just not conducive to being an audiobook。 or maybe I'm not the right audience for this。Full props for the research that has gone into it。Also a special mention to the narrator: He had the perfect voice for a science book and clear diction。 。。。more
Natalie Doran
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This book was a random topic for me but ended up being super interesting。 A journey through how the mind works and how magicians and illusionists are able to pull off their tricks， This delves into the Nueroscience behind the illusions and gave a very thorough account of several different methods and principles that are commonly used。 The topics of perception and attention control were particularly interesting to me and I can't wait to hear any new research about how Neuroscientists use magic as This book was a random topic for me but ended up being super interesting。 A journey through how the mind works and how magicians and illusionists are able to pull off their tricks， This delves into the Nueroscience behind the illusions and gave a very thorough account of several different methods and principles that are commonly used。 The topics of perception and attention control were particularly interesting to me and I can't wait to hear any new research about how Neuroscientists use magic as a means of research into the unconscious brain。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC！ 。。。more
Atty
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Mind blowing！The Illusionist Brain super eye opening， it gave me an inside look at how our brains work and how magicians are able to essentially use our brains against us。 The book shares insight from neuroscientists who have now started looking into magic tricks and how they trick our brain into thinking that the impossible is possible。 The book was very well written and kept me interested throughout。 The one thing I will mention is that there were a lot of references to diagrams in the book th Mind blowing！The Illusionist Brain super eye opening， it gave me an inside look at how our brains work and how magicians are able to essentially use our brains against us。 The book shares insight from neuroscientists who have now started looking into magic tricks and how they trick our brain into thinking that the impossible is possible。 The book was very well written and kept me interested throughout。 The one thing I will mention is that there were a lot of references to diagrams in the book that were not accessible through the audiobook version – something to keep in mind。 I recommend this book to anyone that’s always wondered how magicians are able to make us see the impossible。 Thank You to Jordi Cami; Luis M。 Martine and Tantor Audio， for the audio-digital ARC provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Elisa
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