The Psychology of Consciousness

The Psychology of Consciousness is a 1972 book from a series written by Robert E. Ornstein. The series, entitled "Evolution Trilogy" includes the first book, The Psychology of Consciousness, The Evolution of Consciousness and God 4.0: On the Nature of Higher Consciousness and the Experience Called "God." The books juxtapose ancient religious traditions with current research on brain science and psychology. 
The Psychology of Consciousness specifically addresses what is currently known about consciousness and why it is so important in understanding humankind. The book explores the brain and how it has adaptationally evolved and explains how "unconscious inferences" have developed to allow people to operate in the world and stay alive. Ornstein then continues to describe the right and left hemispheres of the brain, and how they work separately and together. Ornstein then argues that brain science should be taught through the lens of human nature, and all education levels should learn how their brains operate in the world. 
The series was well-received and Ornstein's research about brain hemispheres was later published in Time Magazine in 1974. 
=== Robert Ornstein ===
Ornstein was a brain researcher who has authored more than 20 books on the brain. His books have sold over 6 million copies and been translated into dozens of languages. 
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