Consciousness and Behavior |
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| Author:
| Wallace, Benjamin
Fisher, Leslie E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-205-12649-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1990 |
| Publisher: | Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $51.00 |
Book Description:
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This is an updated overview of the field of consciousness. It is designed to be both comprehensive and accessible and assumes no background knowledge. After giving a brief historical background and a description of the physiology of consciousness (which has been simplified in this edition), Wallace and Fisher examine the influence of consciousness-altering drugs, hypnosis, biofeedback, meditation, the physiology and psychology of sleep and dreams, sensory deprivation and...
More DescriptionThis is an updated overview of the field of consciousness. It is designed to be both comprehensive and accessible and assumes no background knowledge. After giving a brief historical background and a description of the physiology of consciousness (which has been simplified in this edition), Wallace and Fisher examine the influence of consciousness-altering drugs, hypnosis, biofeedback, meditation, the physiology and psychology of sleep and dreams, sensory deprivation and parapsychology, as well as future applications in the field.