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The Crucible of Consciousness : An Integrated Theory of Mind and Brain.
Title:
The Crucible of Consciousness : An Integrated Theory of Mind and Brain.
Author:
Torey, Zoltan.
ISBN:
9780262255189
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (265 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- Perspective -- 1 The Emergence of the Human Brain -- 2 Adaptive Changes for Speech and Thought -- 3 The Evolution of Language -- 4 More about Language -- 6 Reflection: The Key to Human Awareness -- 7 The Mind-System -- 8 The Mind versus the Computer -- 9 Evolution: The Model of the Loaded Dice -- 10 Between the Quantum and the Cosmos -- Notes -- References -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.
Abstract:
An interdisciplinary examination of the evolutionary breakthroughs that rendered the brain accessible to itself.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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