Filter by
The ancient origins of consciousness how the brain created experience
"How is consciousness created? When did it first appear on Earth, and how did it evolve? What constitutes consciousness, and which animals can be said to be sentient? In this book, Todd Feinberg and Jon Mallatt draw on recent scientific findings to answer these questions--and to tackle the most fundamental question about the nature of consciousness: how does the material brain create subjective…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780262333269
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xx, 366 pages) :illustrations
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Consciousness demystified
"Demystifying consciousness: how subjective experience can be explained by natural brain and evolutionary processes. Consciousness is often considered a mystery. How can the seemingly immaterial experience of consciousness be explained by the material neurons of the brain? There seems to be an unbridgeable gap between understanding the brain as an objectively observed biological organ and accou…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780262349390
- Collation
- 1 online resource (viii, 199 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) :illustrations (some color)
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography