Consciousness and the Brain

<b>WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE <p/>From the acclaimed author of <i>Reading in the Brain </i>and <i>How We Learn</i> a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness deep in the brain</b> <p/>How does our brain generate a conscious thought? And why does so much of our knowledge remain unconscious? Thanks to clever psychological and brain-imaging experiments scientists are closer to cracking this mystery than ever before. <p/>In this lively book Stanislas Dehaene describes the pioneering work his lab and the labs of other cognitive neuroscientists worldwide have accomplished in defining testing and explaining the brain events behind a conscious state. We can now pin down the neurons that fire when a person reports becoming aware of a piece of information and understand the crucial role unconscious computations play in how we make decisions. The emerging theory enables a test of consciousness in animals babies and those with severe brain injuries. <p/>A joyous exploration of the mind and its thrilling complexities <i>Consciousness and the Brain</i> will excite anyone interested in cutting-edge science and technology and the vast philosophical personal and ethical implications of finally quantifying consciousness.