Description
No issue has preoccupied human thought as much as the question of the mind (its origin, source, and mechanisms), as it is the defining characteristic of humankind.
A few decades ago, science—using modern imaging techniques—was able to observe the brain in action for the first time in human history.
These techniques propelled cognitive psychology forward in its search for the relationship between the brain as a physical organ and the mind and the human self as non-physical activities unique to humans.
With these advancements, neurobiology, through its study of brain centers, neural circuits, and chemical messengers, has become the definitive authority when discussing the enigma of the mind.
The view of the relationship between the brain and the mind oscillates between two extremes: a deeply materialistic view that sees the brain as producing the mind like the kidneys produce urine, and another view that relegates the mind to the realm of metaphysics, considering it a supernatural activity in which the brain plays no role.
This book seeks to find the truth between these two extremes.
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