Thinking Beyond the Brain: A Wider Science of Consciousness
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Book Description
Consciousness is a much-discussed topic in scientific circles-its precise nature holding huge implications for the future of science as a viable discipline. And with so many recent advances in brain studies, questions of mind and consciousness have become critically important for both theorists and hard scientists.
Are we "nothing but a pack of neurons" that will in due course reveal their secrets in the laboratory? Or do our conscious mind and self-awareness stem from some dimension beyond material investigation? How, too, are we to account for "parapsychological" phenomena in which consciousness seems to defy space and time boundaries?
These latest contributions to the debate-selected from the annual "Beyond the Brain" conferences-show that it is time for radical rethinking of our theories and methods in investigating phenomena of the human mind.
About the Author
David Lorimer is Program Director of the Scientific and Medical Network, an international group of academics and professionals dedicated to an open-minded exploration of the boundaries of science. He has written and edited numerous books.
Thinking Beyond the Brain: A Wider Science of Consciousness,David Lorimer,Floris Books,0863153577,Cognitive Psychology,Physics,Psychology
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