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  Consciousness Explained

  by Daniel C. Dennett, Paul Weiner

  The national bestseller chosen by The New York Times Book Review as one of the ten best books of 1991 is now available in paperback. The author of Brainstorms, Daniel C. Dennett replaces our traditional vision of consciousness with a new model based on a wealth of fact and theory from the latest scientific research.
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  Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness (Jean Nicod Lectures)

  by Daniel C. Dennett

  Winner in the Psychology & Cognitive Science catagory of the 2005 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. In the years since Daniel Dennett's influential Consciousness Explained was published in 1991, scientific research on consciousness has been a hotly contested battleground of rival theories—"so rambunctious," Dennett... (more)
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  Mind as Mosaic : The Robot in the Machine

  by Bruce H. Hinrichs

  Mind as Mosaic: The Robot in the Machine is a book that presents the history of ideas regarding the mind-body problem as well as the most up-to-date research findings about our fascinating brains. Mind as Mosaic is a beguiling introduction to how the mind is created by the brain. Packed with startling and riveting examples and clear explanations of how the mind is robotically formed by brain processes, Mind as... (more)
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  Cognitive Neuroscience, Second Edition

  by Michael S. Gazzaniga

  With over four hundred new citations, Cognitive Neuroscience , Second Edition, embraces the latest findings in this cutting-edge field. A revised chapter two, "The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Cognition," introduces new analysis of the chemical systems that support cognition, outlines the modulation of neuronal transmission during development and disease, and increases coverage of the function of membrane... (more)
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  Language, Consciousness, Culture: Essays on Mental Structure (Jean Nicod Lectures)

  by Ray Jackendoff

  Ray Jackendoff's Language, Consciousness, Culture represents a breakthrough in developing an integrated theory of human cognition. It will be of interest to a broad spectrum of cognitive scientists, including linguists, philosophers, psycholinguists, neuroscientists, cognitive anthropologists, and evolutionary psychologists. Jackendoff argues that linguistics has become isolated from the other cognitive... (more)