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Your conscious mind : unravelling the greatest mystery of the human brain
London : John Murray Press, 2022.
What is this strange mental world that seems so essential to being human? The conscious mind brings together sensations, perceptions, thoughts and memories to generate the seamless movie of a person's life. It makes us aware of the world around us and our own self. How all this emerges from a kilogram of brain cells is one of the greatest unanswered questions. In Your conscious mind leading brain scientists and New Scientist take you on a journey through the mind to discover what consciousness really is, and what we can learn when it goes awry. Find out if we will ever build conscious machines, what animal consciousness can tell us about being human and explore the enigma of free will.
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Subject: |
Consciousness Personality and cognition Free will and determinism |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London : John Murray Press, 2022. |
| ISBN: | 9781529381948 1529381940 |
| Series: | New Scientist instant expert |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- 1. An introduction to the hard problem of consciousness -- 2. The biological basis of consciousness -- 3. What doers it all mean? -- 4. Free will -- 5. Disorders of consciousness -- 6. Conscious machines -- 7. Altered states -- 8. Losing it -- 9. The unconscious mind -- 10. Animal consciousness -- 11. Messing with consciousness -- Conclusion -- Fifty ideas. |
| Course: |
PSY205 |
Availability at HKSYU Library
| Location | Call number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| English Book (4/F) | 153 YOU 2022 | Available |