Consciousness and the Brain

Name: Consciousness and the Brain
Brand: Penguin Publishing Group : Penguin Books
SKU: 9780143126263-PRUSDTR-US
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Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts

Stanislas Dehaene (Author) ... more

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English • Age Adult - Adult

352 pages • 5.55 x 8.4 x 0.8 in

Approx. weight: 0.73 lb

Publication date: 30 Dec,2014

Barcode: 9780143126263 • Penguin Publishing Group : Penguin Books

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By: Stanislas Dehaene

WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE

From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain and How We Learn, a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness deep in the brain

How does our brain generate a conscious thought? And why does so much of our knowledge remain unconscious? Thanks to clever psychological and brain-imaging experiments, scientists are closer to cracking this mystery than ever before.

In this lively book, Stanislas Dehaene describes the pioneering work his lab and the labs of other cognitive neuroscientists worldwide have accomplished in defining, testing, and explaining the brain events behind a conscious state. We can now pin down the neurons that fire when a person reports becoming aware of a piece of information and understand the crucial role unconscious computations play in how we make decisions. The emerging theory enables a test of consciousness in animals, babies, and those with severe brain injuries.

A joyous exploration of the mind and its thrilling complexities, Consciousness and the Brain will excite anyone interested in cutting-edge science and technology and the vast philosophical, personal, and ethical implications of finally quantifying consciousness.