The Cerebral Symphony

by William Calvin

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Evolution and the mind's highest function, consciousness, and how it arises from the brain's ordinary nerve cells.

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William H. Calvin

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William H. Calvin is a neurobiologist at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle

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Canonical title: The Cerebral Symphony
Original title: The Cerebral Symphony: Seashore Reflections on the Structure of Consciousness
Alternate titles*: De cerebrale symfonie : beschouwingen aan zee over de structuur van het bewustzĳn
Original publication date: 1990
Original language: English

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Genres: Science & Nature, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Philosophy
DDC/MDS: 153 — Philosophy and Psychology Psychology Conscious mental processes and intelligence
LCC: QP411 .C35 — Science Physiology Physiology Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
BISAC: SEL SELF-HELP General

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