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Physics in Mind: A Quantum View of the Brain - Rilegato

Loewenstein, Werner

 
9780465029846: Physics in Mind: A Quantum View of the Brain
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ISBN 10: 0465029841 ISBN 13: 9780465029846
Casa editrice: Hachette Book Group, 2013

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No one can escape a sense of awe when reflecting on the workings of the mind: we see, we hear, we feel, we are aware of the world around us. But what is the mind? What do we mean when we say we are aware" of something? What is this peculiar state in our heads, at once utterly familiar and bewilderingly mysterious, that we call awareness or consciousness?In Physics in Mind , eminent biophysicist Werner R. Loewenstein argues that to answer these questions, we must first understand the physical mechanisms that underlie the workings of the mind. And so begins an exhilarating journey along the sensory data stream of the brain, which shows how our most complex organ processes the vast amounts of information coming in through our senses to create a coherent, meaningful picture of the world. Bringing information theory to bear on recent advances in the neurosciences, Loewenstein reveals a web of immense computational power inside the brain. He introduces the revolutionary idea that quantum mechanics could be fundamental to how our minds almost instantaneously deal with staggering amounts of information, as in the case of the information streaming through our eyes. Combining cutting-edge research in neuroscience and physics, Loewenstein presents an ambitious hypothesis about the parallel processing of sensory information that is the heart, hub, and pivot of the cognitive brain. Wide-ranging and brimming with insight, Physics in Mind breaks new ground in our understanding of how the mind works.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Werner R. Loewenstein was professor of physiology and biophysics at Columbia University and director of its Cell Physics Laboratory. Author of The Touchstone of Life, he lives in Woods Hole, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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Editore
Hachette Book Group
Data di pubblicazione
2013
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0465029841
ISBN 13 
9780465029846
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
352
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
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