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The Secret Language of the Mind : a visual inquiry into the mysteries of consciousness / by David Cohen.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cohen, David, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Consciousness.
- Perception.
- Altered states of consciousness.
- Mind and body.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 192 pages : illustrations (mostly color), portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, 1996.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Mind and Matter. The Evolution of the Mind; The Anatomy of the Brain; The Basic Language of the Brain; Models of the Mind; Left Brain, Right Brain; In Many Minds; what Kind of Computer is the Brain?; The Non-Material Mind; Psychodynamic Models of the Mind
- Sensation and Perception. Vision; Hearing; Touch, Pain and Pleasure; Taste and Smell; Sensory Deprivation
- Consciousness. Language; States of Knowing; The Stream of Consciousness; Introspection; How Babies Become Conscious; Lying and Pretending; Memory and Forgetting; Personality; Gender; Emotions and Feelings
- Illusions, Delusions and Deceptions. Fooling the Senses; The Colour of a Trumpet; Amnesia; Slips of the Mind
- Altered States. Sleep, Dreams and Symbols; Daydreams; Fantasy and Sex; Hypnosis; Meditation; Vision and Trance; Drugs; The Power of Suggestion; Body Language; The Mind and the Paranormal
- The Mind under Siege. Schizophrenia; Depression and Mania; Phobias and Anxieties; Ageing and Dementia; Mind and Environment; Appetite and Exercise; Psychotherapy
- The Ascent of the Mind. Intelligence; Creativity; The Evolving Consciousness.
- Notes:
- "Conceived, Edited and Designed by Duncan Baird Publishers, Sixth Floor, Castle House, 75-76 Wells Street, London W1P 3RE"--Title page verso.
- "Editors: Stephanie Driver, Marek Walisiewicz. Designers: Paul Reid, Lucie Penn. Commissioned Artwork: Neil Packer, Matthew Richardson, Lorraine Harrison. Commissioned Photography: Claire Lazarus. Picture Research: Cecilia Weston-Baker. Indexer: Brian Amos.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copy is "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0811814076
- 0811814319
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