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| Aanvullende fysieke materiaalsoort: | Electronic version: Bor, Daniel. Ravenous brain. New York : Basic Books, c2012 (OCoLC)808128946 |
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| Soort document: | Boek |
| Alle auteurs / medewerkers: |
Daniel Bor |
| ISBN: | 9780465020478 046502047X 9780465032969 0465032966 |
| OCLC-nummer: | 796081867 |
| Beschrijving: | xviii, 326 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Inhoud: | Conceptual conundrums of consciousness: philosophy -- A brief history of the brain: evolution and the science of thought -- The tip of the iceberg: unconscious contents -- The brain's experience of a rose: neuroscience of awareness -- Being bird-brained is not an insult: uncovering alien consciousness -- Living on the fragile edge of awareness: profound brain damage and disorders of consciousness -- Consciousness squeezed, stretched, and shrunk: mental illness as abnormal awareness. |
| Verantwoordelijkheid: | Daniel Bor. |
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Sam Kean, author of "The Violinist's Thumb," "Wall Street Journal"<br>"Mr. Bor takes on the oldest, thorniest question in neuroscience--what is consciousness?--and delivers a masterly overview of everything scientists think they think right now." <br>"New Scientist "<br>"In "The Ravenous Brain," Bor takes us on a tour of the fascinating world of consciousness research. . . . Bor's engaging and knowledgeable prose, liberally sprinkled with personal vignettes and coupled with a knack for explaining complex concepts in everyday language, make this a book well worth reading." <br>"Scientific American Mind"<br>"Bor manages to pack a great deal of information... into a small book. He presents a sweeping overview of how the brain evolved, from the primordial soup to present day, and argues that consciousness could actually be generated in nonbiological substrates such as computers. . . . [An] intriguing perspective to our growing understanding of how the human mind works." <br>"Nature"<br>"As scientific enterprises go, cracking consciousness is up there with deciphering dark matter. Neuroscientist Daniel Bor dives into the conundrum with relish. . . . Intriguing arguments abound." <br>"Science News"<br>"Bor's knack for bolstering personal examples with laboratory studies makes this a thought-provoking read. His ideas are tantalizing." <br>"Times Higher Education Supplement"<br>""The Ravenous Brain" ... offers a meaningful explanation of what we do in trying to find meaning in everything. And what we do mentally (in other words, cerebrally) is what we are: conscious - too conscious - beings.... "The Ravenous Brain"'s theoretical claims have the potential to escape the popular science box and enter the real world of wet cognitive neuroscience. I hope it happens, and I hope Bor writes more books." <br>"Kirkus Reviews"<br>"[A] lively look at what research is revealing about consciousness and a view of some of the ethical implications of recent findings about" Meer lezen...
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