Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination

by Giulio Tononi (Author), Gerald M Edelman (Author), Giulio Tononi (Author), Gerald M Edelman (Author)

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2001
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What goes on in our heads when we have a thought? With this book, Edelman and Tononi present an empirically-supported full-scale theory of consciousness. They apply all of the resources and insights of modern neuroscience, from the largest computermodels ever constructed to new experiments that detect the changes in brain activity. This pioneering work represents a landmark in our growing understanding of consciousness. Praise for Gerald Edelman: The new Darwin...His theory is an enrichment of life itself - Oliver Sacks, The Times

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What goes on in our heads when we have a thought? With this book, Edelman and Tononi present an empirically-supported full-scale theory of consciousness. They apply all of the resources and insights of modern neuroscience, from the largest computermodels ever constructed to new experiments that detect the changes in brain activity. This pioneering work represents a landmark in our growing understanding of consciousness. Praise for Gerald Edelman: The new Darwin...His theory is an enrichment of life itself - Oliver Sacks, The Times

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 287
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 26 Apr 2001
ISBN 10: 0140281479
ISBN 13: 9780140281477

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Praise for Gerald Edelman: The new Darwin...His theory is an enrichment of life itself - Oliver Sacks, The Times

Author Bio

Nobel Laureate Gerald M Edelman is Director of the Neurosciences Institute and President of the Neurosciences Research Foundation. He lives in California. Giulio Tononi is a Senior Fellow in Theoretical and Experimental Neurobiology at the Neurosciences Institute.