The amount of knowledge on human consciousness has created a multitude of viewpoints
and it is difficult to compare and synthesize all the recent scientific perspectives. Indeed …

The natural evolution of consciousness in different animal species mandates that conscious
experiences are causally potent in order to confer any advantage in the struggle for survival …

There is an underlying assumption in the social sciences that consciousness and social life
are ultimately classical physical/material phenomena. In this ground-breaking book …

The brain is composed of electrically excitable neuronal networks regulated by the activity of
voltage-gated ion channels. Further portraying the molecular composition of the brain …

" I loved the book! This book is not just interesting, it is exciting. I have probably read every
significant book in the field, and this is the strongest and most convincing one yet. It is also …

Non-trivial quantum effects in biological systems are analyzed. Some unresolved issues and
paradoxes related to quantum effects (Levinthal's paradox, the paradox of speed, and …

The electric activities of cortical pyramidal neurons are supported by structurally stable,
morphologically complex axo-dendritic trees. Anatomical differences between axons and …

Identifying the physiological processes in the central nervous system that underlie our
conscious experiences has been at the forefront of cognitive neuroscience. While the …

The human mind is constituted by inner, subjective, private, first-person conscious
experiences that cannot be measured with physical devices or observed from an external …

Introduction One of the hardest challenges of the third century is to develop theories that
could joint different results for a global explanation of human consciousness. Some …