Who's in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain

“Gazzaniga is one of the most brilliant experimental neuroscientists in the world.” —Tom Wolfe

Michael S. Gazzaniga has been called the “father of cognitive neuroscience.” In his remarkable book, Who’s in Charge?, he makes a powerful and provocative argument that counters the common wisdom that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes we cannot control.

There is no "you" consciously making decisions. So how do we make decisions? How can we have free will if we don't pull the lev...