Consciousness Lost and Found
A Neuropsychological Exploration
Published on 3. June 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
302 pages
978-0-19-852458-8 (ISBN)
Description
The phenomenon of `consciousness' is intrinsically related to one's awareness of one's self, of time, and of the physical world. What, then, can be learned about consciousness from people who have suffered brain damage such as amnesia which affects their awareness? This is the question explored by Lawrence Weiskrantz, a distinguished neuropsychologist who has worked with such patients over 30 years. Written in an engaging and accessible style, Consciousness Lost and Found provides a unique perspective on one of the most challenging issues in science today.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
42 line figures
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
465 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-852458-8 (9780198524588)
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E-Book
04/1997
1st Edition
Oxford University Press
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Person
One of the century's most distinguished neuropsychologists, Lawrence Weiskrantz is a Professor in the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University.
Content
1. Introduction ; 2. The unseen and the unknown ; 3. Deficits, degradation, and dissociations ; 4. The "What?" of consciousness ; 5. Animal consciousness - the problem of "whether?" ; 6. The memory commentary is NOW ; 7. Attributes and possible pathways of residual visual capacity ; 8. The evolutionary "why"? ; 9. The question of "how?" ; 10. And so... ; Appendix - Terminology