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Author Lewis, David, 1942-

Title Impulse : why we do what we do without knowing why we do it / David Lewis.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.

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 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  153.4 LEW    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  153.4 LEW    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  153.4 LEWIS    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  153.4 L673I    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  153.4 LE    Check Shelf
Edition First Harvard University Press edition.
Description xxi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-296) and index.
Contents The impulse that saved my life -- Impulses and your zombie brain -- Inside the impulsive brain -- The teenage brain : a work in progress -- Impulse and the senses -- The power of the visual -- Impulses and the risk-taking personality -- The love impulse : 'It only takes a moment' -- The overeating impulse : digging our graves with our teeth -- The buying impulse : the how and why of what we buy -- The imitation impulse : 'A beautiful place to die' -- Deplete us not into temptation -- Free will is a grand illusion.
Summary " ... 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.
Subject Impulse.
Impulse. (OCoLC)fst00968318
Impuls. (DE-588)4130721-5
Verhalten. (DE-588)4062860-7
Unbewusstes. (DE-588)4186835-3
Reizantwort. (DE-588)4177647-1
Hirnfunktion. (DE-588)4159930-5
Impulskontrollstörningar.
ISBN 9780674725492 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0674725492 (cloth ; alk. paper)
Standard No. 40022749147
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