The Conscious Mind

by Zoltan Torey

Book Overview

An account of the emergence of the mind: how the brain acquired self-awareness, functional autonomy, the ability to think, and the power of speech.

How did the human mind emerge from the collection of neurons that makes up the brain? How did the brain acquire self-awareness, functional autonomy, language, and the ability to think, to understand itself and the world? In this volume in the Essential Knowledge series, Zoltan Torey offers an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262527103
• ISBN13: 9780262527101
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher