Wet mind
Subtitle: the new cognitive neuroscience, with a new epilogue
By: Stephen M. Kosslyn and Olivier Koenig.
Contributors: Koenig, Olivier.
Publisher: Free Press; Maxwell Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 603
Subjects: Cognitive neuroscience.; Brain -- physiology.; Cognition -- physiology.; Neuropsychology.
Description: In this first comprehensive, integrated, and accessible overview of recent insights into how the brain gives rise to mental activity, the authors explain the fundamental concepts behind and the key discoveries that draw on neural network computer models, brain scans, and behavioral studies. Drawing on this analysis, the authors also present an intriguing theory of consciousness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 535-587) and index.