Consciousness
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The World in Your Head
A Gestalt View of the Mechanism of Conscious Experience
The World In Your Head: A Gestalt View of the Mechanism of Conscious Experience represents a bold assault on one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in science: the nature of consciousness and the human mind. Rather than examining the brain and nervous system to see what they tell us about the...
To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
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Visual Attention and Consciousness
Consciousness is perhaps one of the greatest mysteries in the universe. This ambitious book begins with a philosophical approach to consciousness, examining some key questions such as what is meant by the term "conscious," and how this applies to vision. The book then explores major visual...
Published November 28th 2012 by Psychology Press
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Developmental Perspectives on Embodiment and Consciousness
Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series
Until recently, the body has been largely ignored in theories and empirical research in psychology, particularly in developmental psychology. Recently however, several conceptions of the relation between body and mind have been developed. Common among these conceptions is the idea that the body...
Published November 27th 2012 by Psychology Press
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The Development and Structure of Conscience
This book focuses on the structure and development of conscience, a subject that has been dominant in developmental psychology since the 18th century. International experts in the field contribute to this broad overview of the relevant research on the development of moral emotions and on the...
Published October 21st 2012 by Psychology Press
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Consciousness
An Introduction, 2nd Edition
Is there a theory that explains the essence of consciousness? Or is consciousness itself just an illusion? The 'last great mystery of science', consciousness is a topic that was banned from serious research for most of the last century, but is now an area of increasing popular interest, as well as...
Published June 24th 2010 by Routledge
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Consciousness
The Science of Subjectivity
The study of consciousness is recognized as one of the biggest remaining challenges to the scientific community. This book provides a fascinating introduction to the new science that promises to illuminate our understanding of the subject. Consciousness covers all the main approaches to the...
Published December 16th 2009 by Psychology Press
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Understanding Consciousness
2nd Edition
Understanding Consciousness, 2nd Edition provides a unique survey and evaluation of consciousness studies, along with an original analysis of consciousness that combines scientific findings, philosophy and common sense. Building on the widely praised first edition, this new edition adds fresh...
Published March 23rd 2009 by Routledge





