The hidden spring : a journey to the source of consciousness / Mark Solms.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Solms, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Neuropsychology.

Physical Description:

xii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2021]

Summary:

"A revelatory new theory of consciousness that returns emotions to the center of mental life. For Mark Solms, one of the boldest thinkers in contemporary neuroscience, discovering how consciousness comes about has been a lifetime's quest. Scientists consider it the "hard problem" because it seems an impossible task to understand why we feel a subjective sense of self and how it arises in the brain. Venturing into the elementary physics of life, Solms has now arrived at an astonishing answer. In The Hidden Spring, he brings forward his discovery in accessible language and graspable analogies. Solms is a frank and fearless guide on an extraordinary voyage from the dawn of neuropsychology and psychoanalysis to the cutting edge of contemporary neuroscience, adhering to the medically provable. But he goes beyond other neuroscientists by paying close attention to the subjective experiences of hundreds of neurological patients, many of whom he treated, whose uncanny conversations expose much about the brain's obscure reaches. Most importantly, you will be able to recognize the workings of your own mind for what they really are, including every stray thought, pulse of emotion, and shift of attention. The Hidden Spring will profoundly alter your understanding of your own subjective experience"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Stuff Of Dreams

2. Before And After Freud

3. The Cortical Fallacy

4. What Is Experienced?

5. Feelings

6. The Source

7. The Free Energy Principle

8. A Predictive Hierarchy

9. Why And How Consciousness Arises

10. Back To The Cortex

11. The Hard Problem

12. Making A Mind.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393542011

0393542017

OCLC:

1156994278