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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsBright air, brilliant fire :on the matter of the mindby Gerald Edelman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:We are on the verge of a revolution in neuroscience as significant as the Galilean revolution in physics or the Darwinian revolution in biology. Nobel laureate Gerald M. Edelman takes issue with the many current cognitive and behavioral approaches to the brain that leave biology out of the picture, and argues that the workings of the brain more closely resemble the living ecology of a jungle than they do the activities of a computer. Some startling conclusions emerge from these ideas: individuality is necessarily at the very center of what it means to have a mind, no creature is born value-free, and no physical theory of the universe can claim to be a ”theory of everything” without including an account of how the brain gives rise to the mind. There is no greater scientific challenge than understanding the brain. Bright Air, Brilliant Fire is a book that provides a window on that understanding. Book News Annotation:Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Edelman leads nonspecialists
through the current state of knowledge about the brain, and presents
a new and original way of looking at how the brain and the mind are
connected.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-266) and index. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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