Understanding Consciousness, 2nd Edition provides a unique survey and evaluation of
consciousness studies, along with an original analysis of consciousness that combines …

Our intuitive concept of the relations between brain and mind is increasingly challenged by
the scientific world view. Yet, although few neuroscientists openly endorse Cartesian …

How does conscious experience arise out of the functioning of the human brain? How is it
related to the behaviour that it accompanies? How does the perceived world relate to the …

Examining the self is at the heart of coaching and this book provides a comprehensive
overview of knowledge on the Self from psychology, philosophy and other disciplines …

Some philosophers argue that Descartes was wrong when he characterized animals as
purely physical automata—robots devoid of consciousness. It seems to them obvious that …

Hugo and Shirley Jackson award-winning Peter Watts stands on the cutting edge of hard SF
with his acclaimed novel, Blindsight Two months since the stars fell... Two months of silence …

Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology presents an integrated view of Psychology by
identifying underlying themes (such as the scientific nature of Psychology, cultural and …

Approximately 40 years ago, Kornhuber and Deecke (1965) back-averaged EEG epochs
from a series of movements made by their experimental subjects and found that voluntary …

This chapter examines the integrative nature of reflexive monism (RM), a psychological/
philosophical model of a reflexive, self-observing universe that can accommodate both …

This paper provides an initial, multidimensional map of the complex relationships among
consciousness, mind, brain, and the external world in a way that both follows the contours of …