Your Conscious Mind
Unravelling the greatest mystery of the human brain

Very interesting state of the science arguements. Though it was not a even as close as a framework for thinking about consciousness, it was non the less interesting as it shows some non-cliche arguements and examples about the subject. I liked it.......more

Does exactly what it promises. It's a simple and straightforward review of current scientific research into consciousness. It's written by a number of writers so the style varies slightly throughout but it's mainly written in a neutral scientific style so it doesn't jar. I've never studied neurobiolo......more

The book starts with the hard problem of consciousness, then continues with brain areas involved in consciousness and the paradigms from which it can be studied (f.e. qualia realism vs illusionism). Halfway through and towards the end it addresses topics like loss of consciousness, the unconscious m......more

The book “Your Conscious Mind” is a series of articles based on “New Scientist”-masterclass on consciousness in 2016. I loved every page of it because its a collection of the magical tools for writing a fiction. I loved it also, because I’m very lazy and I saw an opportunity to read ALL in ONE book:......more

Written as a collaborative endeavour by a number of scientists involved in the field, this book provides an interesting review of many aspects of what has become known as “The Hard Problem” of explaining consciousness. In the opening chapters, the book explores some of the theories that may account......more