Going Inside - Softcover

McCrone, John

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ISBN 10: 0571201016 ISBN 13: 9780571201013

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2000

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Going Inside is about something that happens in less than the blink of an eye: a single moment of consciousness. With great clarity and stunning detail, John McCrone takes the reader inside the brain itself, to discover how it literally 'grows awareness'. He introduces us to the latest ideas, the hottest researchers in the field, and new tools such as brain imaging machines which can film the actual thoughts and images in a person's head.

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Book Description:

Going Inside by John McCrone is a lively and authoritative book about consciousness and the brain, introducing us to the latest ideas, the hottest researchers in the field, and the new tools - such as brain imaging machines, which can film the actual thoughts and images in a person's head.

Synopsis:

Dealing with single moments in the life of the human brain, this book provides explanations of why a tennis player cannot be seeing the ball at the instant when it is struck, or even for most of its flight; and why surprises feel surprising, and boredom boring. The author argues that, by understanding just how much subconscious decision-making the brain manages to get through before each moment of awareness, we can begin to appreciate the true wonder of consciousness - and see why the human brain is the most complex system that science is ever likely to encounter.

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