The consciousness instinct unraveling the mystery of how the brain makes the mind

How do neurons turn into minds? How does physical "stuff"-atoms, molecules, chemicals, and cells-create the vivid and various worlds inside our heads? The problem of consciousness has gnawed at us for millennia. In the last century there have been massive breakthroughs that have rewritten the scienc...

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Main Author: Gazzaniga, Michael S. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
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