Being you : a new science of consciousness / Anil Seth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seth, Anil K., author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Consciousness--Physiological aspects.

Neuropsychology.

Perception.

Self-perception.

Cognitive neuroscience.

Brain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 pages): illustrations

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random house LLC, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Best Science Book of 2021-- Financial Times "Exhilarating... a vast-ranging, phenomenal achievement that will undoubtedly become a seminal text." -- The Guardian "A brilliant beast of a book."--David Byrne Anil Seth's quest to understand the biological basis of conscious experience is one of the most exciting contributions to twenty-first-century science. What does it mean to "be you"--that is, to have a specific, conscious experience of the world around you and yourself within it? There may be no more elusive or fascinating question. Historically, humanity has considered the nature of consciousness to be a primarily spiritual or philosophical inquiry, but scientific research is now mapping out compelling biological theories and explanations for consciousness and selfhood. Now, internationally renowned neuroscience professor, researcher, and author Anil Seth is offers a window into our consciousness in BEING YOU: A New Science of Consciousness. Anil Seth is both a leading expert on the neuroscience of consciousness and one of most prominent spokespeople for this relatively new field of science. His radical argument is that we do not perceive the world as it objectively is, but rather that we are prediction machines, constantly inventing our world and correcting our mistakes by the microsecond, and that we can now observe the biological mechanisms in the brain that accomplish this process of consciousness. Seth has been interviewed for documentaries aired on the BBC, Netflix, and Amazon and podcasts by Sam Harris, Russell Brand, and Chris Anderson, and his 2017 TED Talk on the topic has been viewed over 11 million times, a testament to his uncanny ability to make unimaginably complex science accessible and entertaining.

Contents:

I: Level. The real problem

Measuring consciousness

Phi

II: Content. Perceiving from the inside out

The wizard of odds

The beholder's share

III: Self. Delirium

Expect yourself

Being a beast machine

A fish in water

Degrees of freedom

IV: Other. Beyond human

Machine minds.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-331) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781524742881

1524742880

Publisher Number:

40030797758

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.