Mariano Sigman is an internationally leading figure in cognitive neuroscience. He was one of the directors of the Human Brain Project, the world's largest effort to understand and emulate the human brain. Sigman has worked with magicians, chefs, chess players, musicians, and fine artists to bring his knowledge of neuroscience to different aspects of human culture. Sigman is the author of the internationally bestselling book, The Secret Life of the Mind, and has given several TED talks which have received millions of views online. His awards include a Human Frontiers Career Development Award, the National Prize of Physics and the Pius XI medal from the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
Sigman finds the sweet spot between findings and experimental detail, and it makes for a compelling read. Entertaining . . . with moments of exhileration -- <i>Financial Times</i> on <i>The Secret Life of the Mind</i> Sigman provides vivid depictions of foundational behavioral psychology experiments . . . and [his] clear passion for neuroscience makes it easy to browse -- <i>Science Magazine</i> on <i>The Secret Life of the Mind</i> Mariano Sigman writes and thinks in a uniquely provocative way. He is a gifted cognitive neuroscientist . . . [who] makes learning about the mind and brain easy and almost automatic -- Andrew Meltzoff, Professor of Psychology and co-author of <i>The Scientist in the Crib </i>on <i>The Secret Life of the Mind </i>