American neuroscientist, author, and science communicator born in 1971. Directs the Center for Science and Law at Stanford and is known for translating brain science into accessible public discourse. His work investigates unconscious cognition, time perception, and the neural basis of identity and decision-making.
Popularised the insight that most brain processing is unconscious and inaccessible to introspection, challenging folk psychology notions of a unified, rational self. His 'Livewired' concept frames the brain as a perpetually self-modifying system rather than a fixed organ.
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