Remembered Present: A Biological Theory of Consciousness

by Gerald M. Edelman

Book Overview

A genuine understanding of how mental states arise from the structure and function of the brain would be, as William James declared in 1892, "the scientific achievement before which all past achievements would pale." Can a comprehensive biological theory of consciousness be constructed in 1990? Any attempt has to reconcile evidence garnered from such diverse fields as developmental and evolutionary biology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, cognitive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 046506910X
• ISBN13: 9780465069101
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

The Fundamental Neural Architecture of Consciousness

Edelman, in the third of three books which discusses the Theory of Neuronal Group Selection, grapples with the fundamental neuronal architecture which comprises consciousness.This work is excellent, although the text becomes disappointingly vague about half-way through; intriguing theories are presented, but not supported, with the rigor pursued by Edelman in his earlier volume "Neuronal Darwinism."