Sizing up consciousness : towards an objective measure of the capacity for experience / Marcello Massimini & Giulio Tononi ; translated by Frances Anderson
Edition
First edition
Published
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018
Cover; Sizing up Consciousness; Copyright; Contents; 1. A Brain in Your Hand; 2. Zombies and Dolls; 3. Brain Islands; 4. Mysteries in the Cranium; 5. A Theoretical Principle; 6. Reappraising the Stuff; 7. Assessing Consciousness in Other Humans: from theory to practice; 8. Inferring Consciousness; 9. A Universe in Your Palm; References; Index
Summary
This book explores how we can measure consciousness. It clarifies what consciousness is, how it can be generated from a physical system, and how it can be measured. It also shows how conscious states can be expressed mathematically and how precise predictions can be made using data from neurophysiological studies
Notes
Originally published in Italian as: Nulla di più grande. Baldini e Castoldi, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 7, 2018)
