The Ravenous Brain: How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning
- ISBN-10
- 046502047X
- ISBN-13
- 9780465020478
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-08-28
- Publisher
- Basic Books (AZ)
- Author
- Daniel Bor
Description
A noted neuroscientist lays out his theory of consciousness, arguing that human consciousness evolves by gathering and scrutinizing information.
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