Sizing up consciousness : towards an objective measure of the capacity for experience / Marcello Massimini & Giulio Tononi ; translated by Frances Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Massimini, Marcello, author.

Tononi, Giulio, author.

Standardized Title:

Nulla di più grande. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Experience--Evaluation.

Experience.

Brain.

Neurophysiology.

Consciousness--physiology.

Brain--physiology.

Brain Mapping.

Neurophysiology--methods.

Brain--Mathematical models.

Information theory.

Evaluation.

Medical Subjects:

Brain.

Neurophysiology.

Consciousness--physiology.

Brain--physiology.

Brain Mapping.

Neurophysiology--methods.

Physical Description:

xi, 199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This book explores how we can measure consciousness. It clarifies what consciousness is, how it can be generated from a physical system, and how it can be measured. It also shows how conscious states can be expressed mathematically and how precise predictions can be made using data from neurophysiological studies.

Contents:

1 A Brain in Your Hand p. 1

2 Zombies and Dolls p. 8

3 Brain Islands p. 22

4 Mysteries in the Cranium p. 51

5 A Theoretical Principle p. 62

6 Reappraising the Stuff in Our Head p. 78

7 Assessing Consciousness in Other Humans: From Theory to Practice p. 98

8 Inferring Consciousness Out There p. 143

9 A Universe in Your Palm p. 164.

Notes:

Originally published in Italian as: Nulla di più grande. Baldini e Castoldi, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Massimini, Marcello. Sizing up consciousness.

ISBN:

9780198728443

0198728441

OCLC:

1019649942

Publisher Number:

99978345500