Impulse
Subtitle: why we do what we do without knowing why we do it
By: David Lewis
Edition: First Harvard University Press edition.
Publisher: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780674725492
Subjects: Impulse
Description: "...Explores all the mystifying things people do despite knowing better, from blurting out indiscretions to falling for totally incompatible romantic partners. Informed by the latest research in neuropsychology, this eye-opening account explains why snap decisions so often govern -- and occasionally enrich--our lives." --Publisher.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Random House Books"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The impulse that saved my life; title: Impulses and your zombie brain; title: Inside the impulsive brain; title: The teenage brain : a work in progress; title: Impulse and the senses; title: The power of the visual; title: Impulse and the risk-taking personality; title: The love impulse : 'It only takes a moment'; title: The overeating impulse : digging our graves with our teeth; title: The buying impulse : the how and why of what we buy; title: The imitation impulse : 'A beautiful place to die'; title: Deplete us not into temptation; title: Free will is a grand illusion.