1. The theme of natural theology: how the challenge will be met -- 2. Origin and evolution of the universe -- 3. Planetary system and planet Earth -- 4. Origin of life and biological evolution -- 5. Human evolution: the story of cerebral development -- 6. Cultural evolution with language and values: the human person -- 7. From the general to the particular: the creation of a self -- 8. Structure of the neocortex: conscious perception -- 9. Learning and memory -- 10. The mind-brain problem: experimental evidence and hypothesis