Journey to the Centers of the Mind: Toward a Science of Consciousness

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Summary: Interesting, but not very deep
Review: This is a book written for the public, in general, but it neither can reach this audience nor the scientific researchers, since it is based on theories that can't be proved in a scientifical way.

It's just a book that makes a journey to the world of the mind and tries to bring outside a theory about counsciousness.
I think it fails that purpose... Try to look at Antonio Damasio's books - he really can grasp a way to communicate about what consciousness is, and what's beeing done to study it.

Rating:
Summary: Interesting, but hardly applicable outside of academia.
Review: While it is unclear to me if this book is applicable to readers whom are not involved in academic research, the book is an interesting documentation of a cognitive researcher's thoughts about the clinical frontier of her research. As such, it provides an excellent, though rather autobiographic, insight into the mind of a brilliant researcher as well as the development of an increasingly important area of research.