Brainwashed
Subtitle: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, USA
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780465018772
Description: In recent years, the advent of MRI technology seems to have unlocked the secrets of the human mind, revealing the sources of our deepest desires, intentions, and fears. In this book, the authors argue that the explanatory power of brain scans in particular and neuroscience more generally has been vastly overestimated. Although acknowledging its tremendous potential, they believe that the overzealous application of the burgeoning field of brain science has put innocent people in jail, prevented addicts from healing themselves, and undermined notions of free will and responsibility.