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CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE BRAIN - STANISLAS DEHAENE...

WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain and How We
Learn  a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness deep in the brain
How does our 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 interested in cutting-edge science
and technology and the vast philosophical  personal  and ethical implications of finally
quantifying consciousness.

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