ALPHABETICAL BRAIN™ VOCABULARY
 BOOK ABOUT CONSCIOUSNESS #1

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BOOK PUBLISHING DATA
[14] THE BRAIN: the story of you
by David Eagleman. Pantheon Books, 2015
[A companion to the six-part PBS TV series]
(218 pages)

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SELECTED CITATIONS ABOUT CONSCIOUSNESS #1

 CONSCIOUSNESS - Definition (30-31)

SERIAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND THE CONNECTOME (182)

PLASTICITY IN ADULTHOOD (16-19)

BRAINS ARE LIKE SNOWFLAKES (33-34)

THE BRAIN IS LIKE A CITY (50-53)

WHO'S IN CONTROL? (69-97)
[1] Consciousness (69-70)

[2] The unconscious brain in action (70-76)

[3] Burning skills into the wiring of the brain (76-81)

[4] Running on autopilot (81-84)

[5] The deep caverns of the unconscious (85-90)

[6] Why are we conscious? (90-92)

[7] When consciousness goes missing (92-93)

[8] So who is in control? (93-94)

[9] The feeling of free will (94-97)
THE BRAIN IS A MACHINE BUILT FROM CONFLICT (104-114)

WILLPOWER: A FINITE RESOURCE (121-129)

DOES CONSCIOUSNESS REQUIRE THE PHYSICAL STUFF? (183-186)

CONSCIOUSNESS AS AN EMERGENT PROPERTY (192-194)

WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR CONSCIOUSNESS (194-197)

CONSCIOUSNESS AND NEUROSCIENCE (196)

NO INDEX

SHORT GLOSSARY (214-216)

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