Enchanted Looms Conscious Networks in Brains and Computers |
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| Author:
| Cotterill, Rodney |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-62435-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1998 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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Enchanted Looms presents an explanation of consciousness in the human brain, based on known anatomy and physiology, and it shows how consciousness arose during evolution. It also argues that it will soon be possible to create consciousness in computers. This beautifully written and illustrated book will be valued by scientists and general readers alike for its easy access to one of science's last great challenges. It will change forever our view of consciousness, and our concept of the...
More DescriptionEnchanted Looms presents an explanation of consciousness in the human brain, based on known anatomy and physiology, and it shows how consciousness arose during evolution. It also argues that it will soon be possible to create consciousness in computers. This beautifully written and illustrated book will be valued by scientists and general readers alike for its easy access to one of science's last great challenges. It will change forever our view of consciousness, and our concept of the human being.