What's the significance of a Freudian slip? Is there a difference between men's and women's brain chemistry? Does hypnosis really work? These and other issues of consciousness have captured the popular imagination for centuries. Clearly written and illustrated with evocative, colour artwork, The Secret Language of the Mind explores in fascinating detail the intriguing and ongoing mysteries of why we are who we are. With diverse insights from art, literature, anatomy, chemistry, and computer science that have contributed to our current knowledge of consciousness, Cohen casts a new light on our most uniquely human attribute.