Atoms of Mind The "Ghost in the Machine" Materializes /

• Main Author: Klemm, W.R (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Neurobiology.; Life Sciences.

“There are books on the brain and books on the mind. However, only occasionally one finds a scholarly written thesis that explains how brain circuits give rise to perceptions, thoughts and consciousness. Bill Klemm’s book belongs to this exceptional category. Using lucidly explained examples, he tak...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Quest
• 2. Thinking About Thinking
• 3. Kinds of Mind
• 4. Carriers and Repositories of Thought
• 5. Specific Thought Mechanisms & Examples
• 6. Global Interactions
• 7. On the Nature of Consciousness
• 8. Theories of Consciousness
• 9. Conclusions.