Who's in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the BrainHarper Collins, 15 nov 2011 - 313 pagina's “Big questions are Gazzaniga’s stock in trade.” “Gazzaniga is one of the most brilliant experimental neuroscientists in the world.” “Gazzaniga stands as a giant among neuroscientists, for both the quality of his research and his ability to communicate it to a general public with infectious enthusiasm.” The author of Human, Michael S. Gazzaniga has been called the “father of cognitive neuroscience.” In his remarkable book, Who’s in Charge?, he makes a powerful and provocative argument that counters the common wisdom that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes we cannot control. His well-reasoned case against the idea that we live in a “determined” world is fascinating and liberating, solidifying his place among the likes of Oliver Sacks, Antonio Damasio, V.S. Ramachandran, and other bestselling science authors exploring the mysteries of the human brain. |
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... cell) to see which way to go—testing the waters so to speak—and because of a chemical gradient, they would find their way to a specific place. 13 This fundamental idea has led to the notion, still prevalent in neuroscience today, of ...
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Inhoudsopgave
Chapter Two The Parallel and Distributed Brain | |
Chapter Three The Interpreter | |
Chapter Four Abandoning the Concept of Free Will | |
Chapter Five The Social Mind | |
Chapter Six We Are the | |
Chapter Seven An Afterword | |
Index | |
Also by Michael S Gazzaniga | |
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