Stanislas Dehaene
Consciousness and the Brain
Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts
Viking, 2014
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A thorough overview of contemporary scientific thought regarding consciousness.
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Eminent researcher Stanislas Dehaene, an expert on the cognitive neuroscience of language and number processing, synthesizes decades of scientific exploration into the nature of human consciousness. He presents complex concepts in exceptionally lucid language. Dehaene accesses the vital issue of consciousness by integrating art, philosophy and daily life into his discussion. getAbstract believes his analysis will challenge and enlighten anyone interested in thinking, consciousness, human nature or how science addresses subtle, subjective phenomena.
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About the Author
A premier researcher in the cognitive neuroscience of language and number processing and a winner of the million-dollar Brain Prize, Stanislas Dehaene is a director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit in Saclay, France, and the author of The Number Sense and Reading in the Brain.
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