The question of how people know who they are has puzzled scientists and philosophers from Aristotle to Darwin. This book is a fascinating examination of the search for self-awareness in the brain that plunges the reader into the forefront of the debate on consciousness in humans and primates. 9 graphs.
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The question of how people know who they are has puzzled scientists and philosophers from Aristotle to Darwin. This book is a fascinating examination of the search for self-awareness in the brain that plunges the reader into the forefront of the debate on consciousness in humans and primates. 9 graphs.
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New. 006001279X. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-TEXT PRISTINE-278 pages. First edition so stated. Book description: How do we know who we are? When and how did we become aware of our presence and thoughts? Why do some species develop self-awareness, while others do not? This question of self-awareness and consciousness has puzzled philosophers and scientists alike, from Aristotle and Darwin to Descartes and William James. In his famous "mirror test" thirty years ago, leading researcher Gordon G. Gallup Jr. Showed that self-awareness begins with the recognition of one's reflection in the mirror, an ability that only higher order primates possess. In The Face in the Mirror, Julian Paul Keenan, Gordon G. Gallup Jr., and Dean Falk further explore mirror recognition as the key to understanding the origins of consciousness and its role in our evolution, everyday behavior, and ongoing survival. For the past decade, Julian Paul Keenan and his colleagues have been closing in on the source of self-awareness in the brain. With the advent of MRI technology and other techniques, they have examined the hypothesis that there is a brain network specifically involved in self-recognition. This book shows how the right hemisphere of the brain (where mirror recognition takes place), often relegated to "supporting role" status, may be a more crucial determinant of higher order consciousness. Keenan also shows how recognizing our reflection--an ability we take for granted--is linked to such common self-related functions as memory and to emotions like empathy, narcissism, and deception, which play a crucial role in evolution. --with a bonus offer--
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