Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the founders of the exciting new discipline of neuromagic, have convinced some of the world's greatest magicians to allow scientists to study their techniques for tricking the brain. The implications of neuromagic go beyond illuminating our behavior; early research points to new approaches for everything from the diagnosis of autism to marketing techniques and education. Fun and accessible, Sleights of Mind is "a tour through consciousness, attention, and deception via the marriage of professional magic and cognitive neuroscience" (Vanessa Schipani, The Scientist).

Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions

Humor & Entertainment

Martínez-Conde, Susana

Macknik, Stephen

Blakeslee, Sandra

Puzzles & Games

Picador

A full-color celebration of stunning visual illusions and the science behind them
In Champions of Illusion, Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik present a smorgasbord of mystifying images, many selected from their Best Illusion of the Year Contest. Whether it’s false motion, tricks of perspective, or shifting colors, Champions of Illusion is packed with adventures in visual perception. If you have ever found yourself face-to-face with an utterly bewildering illusion, you know the powerful effect such images have on the mind. The question we often ask ourselves is, How is that possible? Martinez-Conde and Macknik, who study the intersection of neuroscience, illusions, and stage magic, explain just why we think we see the things we see. 
The Best Illusion of the Year Contest draws entries from vision scientists, artists, magicians, and mathematicians bent on creating today’s most beguiling illusions. Featuring the contest’s most bizarre effects and unbelievable mind tricks, along with classic illusions and illuminating descriptions of what is actually going on in your brain when you are deceived by visuals on the page, Champions of Illusion is an electrifying mix of science and magic that you will not soon forget.

Champions of Illusion: The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles

Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux

"This book doesn't just promise to change the way you think about sleight of hand and David Copperfield―it will also change the way you think about the mind." ―Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide and Proust Was A Neuroscientist 
Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the founders of the exciting new discipline of neuromagic, have convinced some of the world's greatest magicians to allow scientists to study their techniques for tricking the brain. This book is the result of the authors' yearlong, world-wide exploration of magic and how its principles apply to our behavior. Magic tricks fool us because humans have hardwired processes of attention and awareness that are hackable―a good magician uses your mind's own intrinsic properties against you in a form of mental jujitsu. 
Now magic can reveal how our brains work in everyday situations. For instance, if you've ever bought an expensive item you'd sworn you'd never buy, the salesperson was probably a master at creating the "illusion of choice," a core technique of magic. The implications of neuromagic go beyond illuminating our behavior; early research points to new approaches for everything from the diagnosis of autism to marketing techniques and education. Sleights of Mind makes neuroscience fun and accessible by unveiling the key connections between magic and the mind.

Henry Holt and Co.

Have you ever wondered how a magician saws a woman in half? Or makes coins materialize out of thin air? Or reads your mind? Magic tricks work because humans have a hardwired process of attention and awareness that is hackable. A good magician uses your mind's intrinsic properties against you in a form of mental jujitsu, to fool you every time, even when you know full well that you are being tricked. Now Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the founders of the exciting new discipline of neuromagic, have convinced some of the world's greatest magicians to reveal their techniques for tricking the brain. This fascinating book is the result of the authors' worldwide exploration of magic and how its ancient principles can now be explained using the latest discoveries of cognitive neuroscience. The secrets behind magic tricks reveal how your brain works not just when watching a magic show but in everyday situations. For instance, if you've ever found yourself paying for an expensive item you'd sworn you'd never buy, the salesperson was probably a master at creating the "illusion of choice," a core technique of magic. By popping the hood on your brain as you are suckered in by sleights of hand, Macknik and Martinez-Conde unveil the key connections between magic and the mind, and along the way make neuroscience more exciting and accessible than ever before.

Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals About Our Everyday Deceptions

Macknik, Stephen L.

Tantor Audio

Have you ever wondered how a magician saws a woman in half? Or makes coins materialize out of thin air? Or reads your mind? Magic tricks work because humans have a hardwired process of attention and awareness that is hackable. A good magician uses your mind's intrinsic properties against you in a form of mental jujitsu, to fool you every time, even when you know full well that you are being tricked.Now Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the founders of the exciting new discipline of neuromagic, have convinced some of the world's greatest magicians to reveal their techniques for tricking the brain. This fascinating book is the result of the authors' worldwide exploration of magic and how its ancient principles can now be explained using the latest discoveries of cognitive neuroscience.The secrets behind magic tricks reveal how your brain works not just when watching a magic show but in everyday situations. For instance, if you've ever found yourself paying for an expensive item you'd sworn you'd never buy, the salesperson was probably a master at creating the "illusion of choice," a core technique of magic. By popping the hood on your brain as you are suckered in by sleights of hand, Macknik and Martinez-Conde unveil the key connections between magic and the mind, and along the way make neuroscience more exciting and accessible than ever before.

Have you ever wondered how a magician saws a woman in half? Or makes coins materialize out of thin air? Or reads your mind? Magic tricks work because humans have a hardwired process of attention and awareness that is hackable. A good magician uses your mind's intrinsic properties against you in a form of mental jujitsu, to fool you every time, even when you know full well that you are being tricked.    Now Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the founders of the exciting new discipline of neuromagic, have convinced some of the world's greatest magicians to reveal their techniques for tricking the brain. This fascinating book is the result of the authors' worldwide exploration of magic and how its ancient principles can now be explained using the latest discoveries of cognitive neuroscience.    The secrets behind magic tricks reveal how your brain works not just when watching a magic show but in everyday situations. For instance, if you've ever found yourself paying for an expensive item you'd sworn you'd never buy, the salesperson was probably a master at creating the "illusion of choice," a core technique of magic. By popping the hood on your brain as you are suckered in by sleights of hand, Macknik and Martinez-Conde unveil the key connections between magic and the mind, and along the way make neuroscience more exciting and accessible than ever before.

Los engaños de la mente: Cómo los trucos de magia desvelan el funcionamiento del cerebro

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

Ediciones Destino

Cucharas que se doblan sin tocarlas, sillas que desaparecen ante nuestros ojos, mujeres serradas por la mitad que siguen moviendo las piernas, monedas que se multiplican en una mano vacía, cartas que se mueven por sí solas dentro de la baraja… Está claro, los espectáculos de magia juegan con nuestra mente. Pero ¿cómo? Stephen Macknik y Susana Martínez-Conde, que dirigen sendos laboratorios neurocientíﬁcos en Phoenix, han convencido a un selecto grupo de magos de todo el mundo para que les permitan estudiar algunas de sus técnicas, revelar sus secretos e investigar las implicaciones de sus descubrimientos en el campo de la neurociencia. Un libro tan hipnótico, brillante y entretenido como el mejor truco.\n«Durante mucho tiempo he deseado que existiera un libro que explicara el arte de la magia desde el punto de vista de la neurociencia cognitiva. La magia es una mina de oro de información sobre el cerebro. Éste es el libro que hemos estado esperando todos.» Steven Pinker\n«Un libro sobre la magia del cerebro que nos ayuda a entender el teatro de la vida.» Eduardo Punset\n«Susana y Steve nos demuestran que el cerebro es mucho más limitado de lo que sospechábamos. Un fascinante viaje a la mente de los magos para descubrir, con asombro, que nos engañan con argucias insospechadamente sencillas.» Guillermo Fesser (Gomaespuma)\n«Stephen Macknik y Susana Martínez-Conde demuestran que el funcionamiento interno de nuestros cerebros es quizás el truco más milagroso y fascinante.» The Times\n«Una mirada revolucionaria a la ciencia que hay tras la magia, a lo que lleva a la mente a creer que los trucos son reales y a cómo los magos utilizan la propia lógica del cerebro para conseguirlo.» Science Book News

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Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions

Champions of Illusion: The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles

Champions of Illusion: The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles

Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions

Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals About Our Everyday Deceptions

Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals About Our Everyday Deceptions

Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals About Our Everyday Deceptions

Los engaños de la mente: Cómo los trucos de magia desvelan el funcionamiento del cerebro

Los engaños de la mente: Cómo los trucos de magia desvelan el funcionamiento del cerebro