The Ancient Origins of Consciousness: How the Brain Created Experience /]ctodd E. Feinberg, and Jon M. Mallatt

by Todd E. Feinberg and Jon M. Mallatt

Book Overview

How consciousness appeared much earlier in evolutionary history than is commonly assumed, and why all vertebrates and perhaps even some invertebrates are conscious.

How is consciousness created? When did it first appear on Earth, and how did it evolve? What constitutes consciousness, and which animals can be said to be sentient? In this book, Todd Feinberg and Jon Mallatt draw on recent scientific findings to answer these questions--and to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262534606
• ISBN13: 9780262534604
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher