The Electric Meme: A New Theory of How We Think
- ISBN-10
- 0743201507
- ISBN-13
- 9780743201506
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 392
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-07-02
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Robert Aunger
Description
A cultural evolution scientist presents an outline of "meme," a distinct pattern of rapidly reproducing electrical charges in a brain node, citing their role in free will, human identity, consciousness, and society.
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