Description
Illuminating his groundbreaking theory of consciousness, known as the attention schema theory, Michael S. A. Graziano traces the evolution of the mind over millions of years, with examples from the natural world, to show how neurons first allowed animals to develop simple forms of attention and then to construct awareness of the external world and of the self. His theory has fascinating implications for the future: it may point the way to engineers for building consciousness artificially, and even someday taking the natural consciousness of a person and uploading it into a machine for a digital afterlife.
Author: Michael S. a. Graziano
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 04/20/2021
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780393541342
ISBN10: 0393541347
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences | Neuroscience
- Science | Cognitive Science
- Psychology | Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology