Neuroscience of the Nonconscious Mind

By Rajendra Badgaiyan

For centuries, nonconscious mind was considered a philosophical concept with little or no existence in scientific domain. It is not the case anymore. Nonconscious mind is now firmly established as a valid scientific phenomenon that controls actions and behaviors without our conscious knowledge. We now know that our brain receives, retains and analyzes an enormous amount of information nonconsciously. We have begun to understand how this information is processed. These processes are discussed in the book Neuroscience of the Nonconscious Mind. The book includes novel concepts and insights on the brain mechanisms that control nonconscious mental functions. Some of these concepts were developed in the author's laboratory. The book describes neuroscience of conventional nonconscious mental functions as well as not so conventional functions like creativity, hypnosis, and extrasensory perception. It proposes novel stimulating ideas on the science of nonconscious mind. Neuroscience of the Nonconscious Mind is a thought provoking book for students of mind, brain and consciousness. Since scientific terms are explained in simple language, prior knowledge of neuroscience is not required to understand concepts and mysteries of nonconscious mind described in this book. The book introduces the science of nonconscious mind to readers with or without neuroscience background. Key Features, Explains how the brain controls nonconscious cognition and behavior. Describes how nonconscious mind helps us make smart decisions. Includes historical perspectives and interesting experiments on nonconscious mental functions. Provides novel thought provoking futuristic ideas concerning neural signal processing. Describes situations where nonconscious mind is smarter than the conscious mind. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0128161159
• ISBN13: 9780128161159
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"