Title: A brief tour of human consciousness : from imposter poodles to purple numbers /
Authors: Ramachandran, V. S.
Publisher: Pi Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Consciousness.; Neuropsychology; Mental representation.; Brain.
Abstract: Five essays in the field of cognitive neuroscience examine certain anomalies of perception, what they suggest about the brain's neural wiring, and what they may reveal about the evolution of the human mind.
Contents: A pain in the brain -- Believing is seeing -- The artful brain -- Purple numbers and sharp cheese -- Neuroscience : the new philosophy.