Subconsciousness: Automatic Behavior and the Brain

by Yves Agid

Book Overview

We are conscious of only a small fraction of our lives. Because the brain constantly receives an enormous quantity of information, we need to be able to do things without thinking about them--to act in "autopilot" mode. Automatic behaviors--the vast majority of our activities--occur without our conscious awareness, or subconsciously. Yet the physiological basis of subconsciousness remains poorly understood, despite its vast importance for physical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231201273
• ISBN13: 9780231201278
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"