Understanding Consciousness: Its Function and Brain Processes / Edition 1

by Gerd Sommerhoff

Overview

‘This is surely the ultimate expression of the top-down approach to consciousness, written with Sommerhoff's characteristic clarity and precision. It says far more than other books four times the size of this admirably concise volume. This book is destined to become a pillar of the subject' -Rodney Cotterill, Technical University of Denmark

The problem of consciousness has been described as a mystery about which we are still in a terrible muddle and in Understanding Consciousness: Its Function and Brain Processes, the author unravels this mystery through a clarification of the main concepts related to consciousness, followed by a comprehensive biological explanation. Consequently, this book will be idea

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761967750
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/13/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.43(d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLAINED IN SIMPLE FUNCTIONAL TERMS
A Methodical Biological Approach and Its Conclusions
Awareness of the Surrounding World
Awareness of the Self as an Entity and of One's Thoughts and Feelings
A Closer Look at the Four Main Propositions
Questions and Answers
PART TWO: THE FABRIC OF THE UNDERLYING BRAIN PROCESSES
The RWM
Acquired Expectancies
Imaginative Representations
Where Does Consciousness Reside in the Brain?

Editorial Reviews

‘This is surely the ultimate expression of the top-down approach to consciousness, written with Sommerhoff's characteristic clarity and precision. It says far more than other books four times the size of this admirably concise volume. This book is destined to become a pillar of the subject' - Rodney Cotterill, Technical University of Denmark

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