Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness: Our leading theories of how your brain really works
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Published: 10th January 2023
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Published: 11th October 2022
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Published: 25th June 2024
Publishing Details
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness: Our leading theories of how your brain really works
By (Author) Patrick House
Headline Publishing Group
Wildfire
11th October 2022
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Cognition and cognitive psychology
153
Physical Properties
Paperback
272
Width 152mm, Height 232mm, Spine 26mm
340g
Description
A concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the mystery of consciousness and the functioning of the brain.
Despite decades of research, remarkable imagery, and insights from a range of scientific and medical disciplines, the human brain remains largely unexplored. Consciousness has eluded explanation.Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness offers a brilliant overview of the state of modern consciousness research in twenty brief, revealing chapters. 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. This remarkable book fosters a sense of mystery and wonder about the strangeness of the relationship between our inner selves and our environment.Reviews
In Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness, Patrick House explores intensely interesting, beautifully provocative ideas about the neurobiology of consciousness. In addition to being an intellectual pleasure, this is an aesthetic one as well - House writes like a dream, with great drollness and elegance of phrase. This book is a gem. * Robert Sapolsky, author of Behave and MacArthur Fellowship winner *
A highly unusual but brilliant book...with a distinct voice that is fiercely unique. * Christof Koch, president and chief scientist, Allen Institute for Brain Science *
Intriguing ... impressively rich. This is bursting with insight. * Publishers Weekly *
Author Bio
Patrick House is a neuroscientist and writer. His scientific research focuses on the neuroscience of free will and how mind-control parasites alter their host's behavior. He writes about science, technology and culture for The New Yorker.com and Slate. He has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Stanford University. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
