Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts

by Stanislas Dehaene

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain and How We Learn , a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness deep in the brain 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. In this lively book, Stanislas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143126261
• ISBN13: 9780143126263
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher