The Single-Neuron Theory
Author | : Steven Sevush |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2016-08-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783319337081 |
ISBN-13 | : 3319337084 |
Rating | : 4/5 (084 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Single-Neuron Theory written by Steven Sevush and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an engaging account of a provocative new theory which explores how our brain generates conscious experience and where this occurs. It suggests that conscious experience happens not at the whole brain level but at the level of individual nerve cells. The notion that the brain as a whole is sentient is an illusion created by the exquisite organization of the individually conscious neurons. Despite appearances to the contrary, conscious behavior that seems to be the product of a single macroscopic mind is actually the integrated output of a chorus of microscopic minds, each associated with an individual neuron. The result is a theory that revolutionizes our conception of who and what we are.