Are You a Machine?: The Brain, the Mind, and What It Means to Be Human - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Eliezer J. Sternberg, Shannon Balke (Calligrapher)Publish date:2007-08-01Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9781591024835ISBN-10:1591024838UPC:9781591024835Book Category:Philosophy, ScienceBook Subcategory:Mind & Body, Movements, Life SciencesBook Topic:Deconstruction, Anatomy & PhysiologySize:9.00 x 6.11 x 0.36 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCMPG67Z4E
Are You a Machine?: The Brain, the Mind, and What It Means to Be Human
Right now, someone in an artificial intelligence lab is fusing silicon circuitry in an attempt to engineer the human mind. In a hospital, a neurosurgeon is attempting to influence a patient's emotions by firing electrical impulses into his brain. In a classroom, a teacher is explaining how neurons in the brain interact to generate thoughts, feelings, and decisions. The question of where...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9781591024835ISBN-10:1591024838UPC:9781591024835Book Category:Philosophy, ScienceBook Subcategory:Mind & Body, Movements, Life SciencesBook Topic:Deconstruction, Anatomy & PhysiologySize:9.00 x 6.11 x 0.36 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCMPG67Z4E
Eliezer J. Sternberg, MD, is a resident neurologist at Yale-New Haven Hospital. With a background in neuroscience and philosophy, he studies how brain research can shed light on the mysteries of consciousness and decision making. He is the author of Are You a Machine? and My Brain Made Me Do It.
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