A GUARDIAN , ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES AND BLOOMBERG BOOK OF THE YEAR'I loved it.' MICHAEL POLLAN'Fascinating.' FINANCIAL TIMES'Awe-inspring.' NEW STATESMAN'Brilliant.' CLAIRE TOMALIN, NEW YORK TIMES'A brilliant beast of a book.' DAVID BYRNE'H...

Por muy transparente que pueda parecernos la evidencia de nuestro yo –de «ser uno mismo»–, no hay nada más complejo que la conciencia, producto del trabajo conjunto de miles de millones de neuronas que hacen que experimentemos la realidad «en primera persona» y elaboremos en nuestra mente una interpretación del mundo que habitamos. Porque el mundo tal como lo percibimos es eso: una interpretación, o, en palabras de Anil Seth, una suerte de alucinación controlada. Nuestras mentes construyen...

A GUARDIAN , ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES AND BLOOMBERG BOOK OF THE YEAR'I loved it.' MICHAEL POLLAN'Fascinating.' FINANCIAL TIMES'Awe-inspring.' NEW STATESMAN'Brilliant.' CLAIRE TOMALIN, NEW YORK TIMES'A brilliant beast of a book.' DAVID BYRNE'H...

Was ist Bewusstsein?Es ist die vielleicht größte ungelöste Frage der Wissenschaft, Philosophie und Menschheitsgeschichte. Jeder Mensch erlebt Bewusstsein in jedem Augenblick seines Lebens – und dennoch weiß niemand mit Sicherheit, was es eigentlich ist.In diesem außergewöhnlichen Band der Reihe "Kontrovers – Die großen Debatten unserer Zeit" treffen zwei der bekanntesten Denker der modernen Bewusstseinsforschung aufeinander: Bernardo Kastrup und Anil Seth.

Anil Seth und die kontrollierte Halluzination des Bewusstseins – Eine kompakte Einführung in die moderne BewusstseinsforschungWie entsteht unsere Wahrnehmung der Welt? Sehen wir die Wirklichkeit, wie sie ist – oder nur eine Version, die unser Gehirn für uns erschafft?Der britische Neurowissenschaftler Anil Seth hat mit seiner Theorie von der "kontrollierten Halluzination" weltweit für Aufsehen gesorgt. Sein Ansatz: Alles, w...

Fromthe bestselling author of Waking Up and TheEnd of Faith**, a collection of the best conversationsfrom his wildly popular, often controversial podcast, Making Sense.**“Civilization rests on a series of successful conversations.” —SamHarrisSamHarris—neuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author—has been exploring...

Brought to you by Penguin.“Civilization rests on a series of successful conversations.” —Sam HarrisNeuroscientist, philosopher, podcaster and bestselling author Sam Harris, has been exploring some of the greatest questions concerning the human mind, society, and the events that shape our world.Harris’ search for deeper understanding of how we think has led him to engage and exchange with some of our most brilliant and contr...

Are we all at the mercy of our brain chemistry? Do you think that the amygdala and the hippocampus are fantastical sea monsters? What can an MRI scan tell us? Could you explain to dinner-party guests why we don't giggle when we tickle ourselves?30-Second Brain is here to fill your mind with the science of exactly what's happening inside your head. Using no more than two pages, 300 words and an illustration, this is the quickest way to understand the wiring and function of the most ...

Action selection is the task of doing the right thing at the right time. It requires the assessment of available alternatives, executing those most appropriate, and resolving conflicts among competing goals and possibilities. Using advanced computational modelling, this book explores cutting-edge research into action selection in nature from a wide range of disciplines, from neuroscience to behavioural ecology, and even political science. It delivers new insights into both detailed and sys...