Product Description A fresh look at the nature of the mind, consciousness and personal identity. Exactly how does the biological tissue that is inside our head allow us to experience love, remember childhood experiences and make us laugh out loud? This handy guide traces the historical development of ideas about the brain and its function and also looks at planning and action, memory, attention, emotions and vision.
Customer Reviews:
The Best Insights To Brain Architecture--A 'Must-Own' For Brain Researchers April 7, 2008 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Recently, I have been reading several books on the brain--not just its cold, on-the-slab anatomy but its functional anatomy at the neuron column level. I read: "On Intelligence" [Jeff Hawkins] which was excellent "The Creative Brain" [Nancy Andreason] "Origins of Genius" [Keith Simonton] among others. This one tiny volume, almost like a comic book at first glance because of the profusion of illustrations [one of these authors must be left handed], was the absolute most important resource on the structure and function of the brain. Other books I read and set aside. This one I keep around as a guide book to the brain. I would suggest this "Introducing Mind and Brain" book and "On Intelligence" as the only must buy.
Related to A.I. and Consciousness March 7, 2006 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have just finished reading Introducing Artificial Intelligence, Introducing Mind & Brain, and Introducing Consciousness from Icon books. In reading these back to back, it reminded me that they are all different views on the same subject. This was a rewarding experience for me. I recommend that you read these books together if you can.
"Introducing Mind & Brain" could have been titled "Introducing Neuroscience". Those readers having difficulty buying into the functionalist materialist viewpoint described in the other two books will find persuasive evidence here.
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