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Anglický jazyk
Root of Thought
Autor: Henry Kong MD
Consciousness is a clever adaptation for
life as a social ape. But like all adaptations, it has its
limits. Lion claws and butterfly wings are made of tissue
and proteins that require proper diet and maintenance...
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Consciousness is a clever adaptation for
life as a social ape. But like all adaptations, it has its
limits. Lion claws and butterfly wings are made of tissue
and proteins that require proper diet and maintenance to
keep their integrity. Likewise, a fully functioning
conscious system is a phenomenon that requires a
well-nourished neural substrate to keep it going. It is
important to point out that a healthy brain is necessary but
not sufficient for consciousness, because not all of the
brain is conscious. There are great swaths of brain that are
crucially important for maintaining the vegetative functions
of homeostasis such as breathing, heartbeat, temperature,
and sleep. With a hundred billion neurons and a hundred
trillion synapses, the brain is the most complex adaptation
known. Yet we know shockingly little about how it enables
the human mind to become conscious, make decisions, believe
in God, and behave morally. However, recent discoveries in
cognitive neuroscience, behavioral genetics, and
evolutionary psychology are beginning to revolutionize old
conceptions of nature and nurture, reason and passion, and
automatic versus willfully chosen actions. Root of Thought
will take readers on a remarkable journey through the
landscape of the mind in search of its biological basis.
- Vydavateľstvo: iUniverse
- Rok vydania: 2010
- Formát: Paperback
- Rozmer: 229 x 152 mm
- Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
- ISBN: 9781450222679
