nineteen ways of looking at consciousness

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Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness.

A Small (or Large) Learning Machine Made Out of Words.

A Sex-Starved Cricket Sculpting in Time This remarkable book fosters a sense of mystery and wonder about the strangeness of the relationship between our inner selves and our environment.'In Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness, Patrick House explores intensely interesting, beautifully provocative ideas about the neurobiology of consciousness.

A Make-Believe Parasite with No Legs and Places to Go.

An Itsy-Bitsy Teeny-Weeny Quantum-Dot-Like Non-Machiney.

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Swinging Through Ancient Trees While Standing Still and Hearing Voices.The Median Price of a Thrift-Store Bin of Evolutionary Hacks Russian-Dolled into a Watery, Salty Piñata We Call a Head.The Anxiety Felt While Prevented from Migrating.Relative to the Observer Who Is Also a Liar.Includes bibliographical references and index. This remarkable book fosters a sense of mystery and wonder about the strangeness of the relationship between our inner selves and our environment'- Provided by publisher. Neuroscientist and author Patrick House describes complex concepts in accessible terms, weaving brain science, technology, gaming, analogy, and philosophy into a tapestry that illuminates how the brain works and what enables consciousness. Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness offers a brilliant overview of the state of modern consciousness research in twenty brief, revealing chapters. Consciousness-the awareness of our own and others' existence-has eluded explanation. Despite decades of research, remarkable imagery, and insights from a range of scientific and medical disciplines, the human brain remains largely unexplored. 'A concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the mystery of consciousness and the functioning of the brain.

Nineteen ways of looking at consciousness