{"product_id":"biophysics-of-consciousness-poznanski-roman-r-9789814644259","title":"Biophysics of Consciousness: A Foundational Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The compelling argument put forward in this book is that without consciousness, the electrochemical signals that originate in the brain would not be able to function in the way they do -- like a human would experience in comprehending the world subjectively.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA S Bazyan, DSc, PhD\u003cbr\u003e Head of Neurochemical Mechanisms of Learning and Memory Lab\u003cbr\u003e Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology\u003cbr\u003e Russian Academy of Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"First book to go beyond a merely neural to an urgently needed truly biophysical and henceforth natural basis of consciousness.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeorg Northoff, MD, PhD, FRCPC\u003cbr\u003e Canada Research Chair in Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics\u003cbr\u003e ELJB-CIHR Michael Smith Chair in Neurosciences and Mental Health\u003cbr\u003e University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research\u003cbr\u003e Author of\u003c\/em\u003e Unlocking the Brain, Vol. 1 Coding, Vol. 2 Consciousness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The authors have done what philosophers were unable to do -- to lay the groundwork for a fundamental theory of brain-based consciousness.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael J Spivey, PhD\u003cbr\u003e Professor of Cognitive Science, University of California, Merced\u003cbr\u003e Author of \u003c\/em\u003eThe Continuity of Mind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem of how the brain produces consciousness, subjectivity and \"something it is like to be\" remains one of the greatest challenges to a complete science of the natural world. While various scientists and philosophers approach the problem from their own unique perspectives and in the terms of their own respective fields, \u003cem\u003eBiophysics of Consciousness: A Foundational Approach\u003c\/em\u003e attempts a consilience across disparate disciplines to explain how it is possible that an objective brain produces subjective experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume unites the crème de la crème of physicists, neuroscientists, and psychiatrists in the attempt to understand consciousness through a foundational approach encompassing ontological, evolutionary, neurobiological, and Freudian interpretations with the focus on conscious phenomena occurring in the brain. By integrating the perspectives of these diverse disciplines with the latest research and theories on the biophysics of the brain, the book tries to explain how consciousness can be an adaptive and causal element in the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Poznanski Roman R\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9814644250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789814644259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Scientific Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Poznanski Roman R","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48446717985023,"sku":"9789814644259","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03405054-07bb-4ffa-9d3f-3192efe5b46d.jpg?v=1777226496","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/biophysics-of-consciousness-poznanski-roman-r-9789814644259","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}