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The Neuroscience of Engagement

The Neuroscience of Engagement

Why is it so difficult for us to do those things we know we should?  Here's a talk I gave at Stanford Medical School as part of their MedX series.

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New Yorker magazine profile

Read a profile of David in The New Yorker: The Possibilian: What a brush with death taught David Eagleman about the mysteries of time and the brain by Burkhard Bilger.
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Synesthesia book wins the Montaigne Medal

Wednesday is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia has been awarded the Montaigne Medal, Eric Hoffer Award for Books.
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Barnes and Noble Best Book

Barnes and Noble selected SUM as one of the Best Books of the Year.

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