Draws on a three-year brain-scan study of people from around the world to shed new light on what stimulates interest in a product and compels us to buy it, refuting common assumptions and myths about the marketing of a product.

A rush of blood to the head : the largest neuromarketing study ever conducted -- This must be the place : product placement, American Idol, and Ford's multimillion dollar mistake -- I'll have what she's having : mirror neurons at work -- I can't see clearly now : subliminal messaging, alive and well -- Do you believe in magic? : ritual, superstition, and why we buy -- I say a little prayer : faith, religion, and brands -- Why did I choose you? : the power of somatic markers -- A sense of wonder : sellingto our senses -- And the answer is? : neuromarketing and predicting the future -- Let's spend the night together : sex in adversting -- Winner takes all : neuromarketing and the presidential election -- Conclusion.