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The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness
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For Mark Solms, one of the boldest thinkers in contemporary neuroscience, discovering how consciousness comes about has been a lifetime's quest. Scientists consider it the "hard problem" because it seems an impossible task to understand why we feel a subjective sense of self and how it arises in the brain. Venturing into the elementary physics of life, Solms has now arrived at an astonishing answer. In The Hidden Spring, he brings forward his discovery in accessible language and graspable analogies. Solms is a frank and fearless guide on an extraordinary voyage from the dawn of neuropsychology and psychoanalysis to the cutting edge of contemporary neuroscience, adhering to the medically provable. But he goes beyond other neuroscientists by paying close attention to the subjective experiences of hundreds of neurological patients, many of whom he treated, whose uncanny conversations expose much about the brain's obscure reaches. Most importantly, you will be able to recognize the workings of your own mind for what they really are, including every stray thought, pulse of emotion, and shift of attention. The Hidden Spring will profoundly alter your understanding of your own subjective experience.
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"perhaps this is to say no more than that this fascinating, wide-ranging and heartfelt book does not succeed in dumping cold explanatory water on every last mystery of human existence."
"Drawing on extensive cognitive science research — much of it his own — Solms argues that Freud's theories anticipate some key findings in current brain research."
"As best I could, I stuck with him, and learned something along the way ..."
"In part, this is because of its language ..."
"Solms concludes with a somewhat manically written discussion of the ethics of a conscious machine, complete with a plan for what he'd do if he were able to build one...His theory is complex, as is his writing...Still, readers who stay the course will find much to consider."
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