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    Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts
    Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts
    Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts
    Audiobook11 hours

    Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts

    Written by Stanislas Dehaene

    Narrated by David Drummond

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    About this audiobook

    How does the brain generate a conscious thought? And why does so much of our knowledge remain unconscious? Thanks to clever psychological and brain-imaging experiments, scientists are closer to cracking this mystery than ever before.

    In this lively book, Stanislas Dehaene describes the pioneering work his lab and the labs of other cognitive neuroscientists worldwide have accomplished in defining, testing, and explaining the brain events behind a conscious state. We can now pin down the neurons that fire when a person reports becoming aware of a piece of information and understand the crucial role unconscious computations play in how we make decisions. The emerging theory enables a test of consciousness in animals, babies, and those with severe brain injuries.

    A joyous exploration of the mind and its thrilling complexities, Consciousness and the Brain will excite anyone who is interested in cutting-edge science and technology and the vast philosophical, personal, and ethical implications of finally quantifying consciousness.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJan 30, 2014
    ISBN9781452686707
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    • 5/5
      Very long and technical scientific review of brain conciousness. Not for easy listening but packed with knowledge and facts.
    • 5/5
      This is a fascinating examination of how science is beginning to help us understand the physical mechanisms underlying consciousness and subjective realities. It is speculative in some parts, but it is speculation from observed facts. Highly recommended!
    • 5/5
      Incredible book mind blowing and insightful. Easily accessible to the lay person yet digs into many issues deeply and scientifically. Completely changed my perception of consciousness.
    • 4/5
      I found a lot of the book difficult to get through, especially the technical middle chapters describing experiments, when I experienced boredom and confusion all at once. But the subject matter is so interesting that I'm glad I persevered, especially since I liked a lot of what was covered in the latter chapters.
    • 4/5
      Despite having read about some of these studies when they were published I am still astounded by the progress in reading our brains. The writing is a bit overenthusiascilly all over place and the author is understandably emotionally invested. Concentrates on reporting their findings, giving too few pages to explaining the science.