Perceptual Intelligence : The Brain's Secret to Seeing Past Illusion, Misperception, and Self-Deception.

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Montel Williams -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Perception's Seat: The Neurological Underpinnings of Perceptual Intelligence -- Chapter 2. Mind Over (and Under) Matter: Self-Healing and Self-Sabotage -- Chapter 3. What You See Is Not What You Get: Mind Tricks and Illusions -- Chapter 4. Out of Body or Under the Ground: PI and Experiences of Death -- Chapter 5. Vanity Games: Sand Castles, Card Houses, and the Art of Self-Delusion -- Chapter 6. Let's Get Physical: PI and Sports -- Chapter 7. Immaculate Perception: Would You Pay 28K for a Grilled Cheese Sandwich? -- Chapter 8. The Spell of the Sensuous: How Reciprocity Hijacks Our Perceptual Intelligence -- Chapter 9. Star Time: Blinded by the Glare of Celebrity -- Chapter 10. Persexual Intelligence: Each to His/Her/Their Own -- Chapter 11. Gotta Have It: Cat Poop Coffee and the Seduction of Low Production -- Chapter 12. Are You Different from a Wildebeest in Kenya?: The Dynamics of Social Influence -- Chapter 13. Fanaticism: The Nature of Extreme Beliefs -- Chapter 14. The Subjective Experience of Time: And a Chapter Bonus: The Origin of the Bucket List -- Chapter 15. Gut Check: Following Our Intuition -- Chapter 16. Your PI Assessment: Can Perceptual Intelligence Be Improved? -- Epilogue: PI: Your Final Perception -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Notes -- Index.

A fascinating, accessible description of how we see what we see and why this affects every aspect of our lives.

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