Your Conscious Mind

Resumen del libro

What is this strange mental world that seems so essential to being human? The conscious mind brings together sensations, perceptions, thoughts and memories to generate the seamless movie of a person's life. It makes us aware of the world around us and our own self. How all this emerges from a kilogram of brain cells is one of the greatest unanswered questions.



In Your Conscious Mind leading brain scientists and New Scientist take you on a journey through the mind to discover what consciousness really is, and what we can learn when it goes awry. Find out if we will ever build conscious machines, what animal consciousness can tell us about being human and explore the enigma of free will.

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Biografía del autor

La revista "New Scientist" lleva 60 años informando sobre la sorprendente creatividad de la naturaleza y del ser humano. Se ha convertido en la publicación científica semanal más vendida del mundo gracias al modo en que trata los descubrimientos e inventos más recientes, incluyendo su relevancia y sus implicaciones. <br> <br> Graham Lawton<br> Editor ejecutivo de "New Scientist". Es autor y editor de "El origen de (casi) todo", libro ilustrado de New Scientist anterior a este y publicado en Alianza Editorial. <br> <br> Jeremy Webb<br> Antiguo redactor jefe de "New Scientist". En la actualidad, se dedica a escribir libros científicos para el gran público. <br> <br> Jennifer Daniel<br> Directora creativa en Google, colabora con regularidad con el "New York Times" y el "New Yorker".