Consciousness

Author(s)

• Hobson, J. Allan

Bibliographic Information

Consciousness

J. Allan Hobson

Scientific American Library, c1999

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Hobson presents a critical overview of current conceptions of consciousness, relating it to specific areas of the brain and their chemical and physical states. He charts the various states of waking, dreaming and non-consciousness using the theories and data of neuroscience, psychiatry and neurophysiology, whilst imaginatively conveying the mysterious and seductive nature of his subject.

Table of Contents

• What is consciousness?
• consciousness and other compartments of the mind
• the conscious and unconscious brain
• consciousness develops
• scientific approaches to consciousness
• states of consciousness
• a state space model of consciousness
• abnormal states of consciousness
• what is consciousness for?

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Details

• NCID: BA44684337
• ISBN:
  • 0716750783
• LCCN: 98042628
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 258 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF311
  • DC21 : 153
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Consciousness