Kong md henry (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Consciousness is a clever adaptation forlife as a social ape. But like all adaptations, it has itslimits. Lion claws and butterfly wings are made of tissueand proteins that require proper diet and maintenance tokeep their integrity. Likewise, a fully functioningconscious system is a phenomenon that requires awell-nourished neural substrate to keep it going. It isimportant to point out that a healthy brain is necessary butnot sufficient for consciousness, because not all of thebrain is conscious. There are great swaths of brain that arecrucially important for maintaining the vegetative functionsof homeostasis such as breathing, heartbeat, temperatureand sleep. With a hundred billion neurons and a hundredtrillion synapses, the brain is the most complex adaptationknown. Yet we know shockingly little about how it enablesthe human mind to become conscious, make decisions, believein God, and behave morally. However, recent discoveries incognitive neuroscience, behavioral genetics, andevolutionary psychology are beginning to revolutionize oldconceptions of nature and nurture, reason and passion, andautomatic versus willfully chosen actions. Root of Thoughtwill take readers on a remarkable journey through thelandscape of the mind in search of its biological basis.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorHenry Kong, MD was born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1968. He has been intrigued by the mysteries of the mind for as long as he can remember. He studied biology at MIT, philosophy at Oxford, and medicine at Rutgers. He is.