What can magic tell us about ourselves and our daily lives? If you subtly change the subject during an uncomfortable conversation, did you know you're using attentional 'misdirection', a core technique of magic? And if you've ever bought an expensive item you'd sworn never to buy, you were probably unaware that the salesperson was, like an accomplished magician, a master at creating the 'illusion of choice'.
Leading neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde meet with magicians from all over the world to explain how the magician's art sheds light on consciousness, memory, attention, and belief. As the founders of the new discipline of NeuroMagic, they combine cutting-edge scientific research with startling insights into the tricks of the magic trade. By understanding how magic manipulates the processes in our brains, we can better understand how we work - in fields from law and education to marketing, health and psychology - for good and for ill.
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Sleights of Mind
What the neuroscience of magic reveals about our brains
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Sleights of Mind
What the neuroscience of magic reveals about our brains
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Woman in the Chameleon Dress: Visual Illusions and Magic
- 2. The Secret of the Bending Spoon: Why Magicians Watch Their Angles
- 3. The Brother Who Faked a Dome: Visual Illusions in Art and Science
- 4. Welcome to the Show but Please Leave On Your Blinders: Cognitive Illusions
- 5. The Gorilla in Your Midst: More Cognitive Illusions
- 6. The Ventriloquist’s Secret: Multisensory Illusions
- 7. The Indian Rope Trick: Memory Illusions
- 8. Expectation and Assumption: How Magicians Make ASSes of U and ME
- 9. May the Force Be with You: The Illusion of Choice
- 10. Why Magic Wands Work: Illusory Correlations, Superstition, Hypnosis, and Flimflam
- 11. The Magic Castle
- 12. Will the Magic Go Away?
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Footnote
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