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Wider Than the Sky : The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness
Wider Than the Sky The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness Author:Gerald Edelman In this fascinating book, a Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist offers an up-to-date account of the workings of the brain and the connections between mind and body. Dr. Gerald Edelman explores the relation of consciousness to causation, evolution, the development of the self, and the origins of feelings, learning, and memory, basing his dis... more »cussion on recent advances in science and medicine.
“[An] elegant . . . laudable, [and] accessible exploration of what’s happening in neuroscience, biochemistry, and other disciplines, and an insightful examination of the trait that defines humans above all other organisms.”--San Diego Union-Tribune
“Highly readable.”--Oliver Sacks, New York Review of Books
“Consciousness is a hot topic, but still a mystery. One of the leaders of the scientific approach to the study of consciousness, Gerald Edelman has written a book that is a good roadmap for the lay reader.”--Francis Crick, author of The Astonishing Hypothesis
“There are plenty of fascinating ideas to be had here. . . . [This] book might just [give you] a better feel for how, why, and where you feel what you feel. If you read books for insight, for discovery, then why not start by learning about the very matter that alllows you to learn?”--Anthony Doerr, Boston Globe
“Edelman’s sophisticated framework . . . is elegantly summarized in Wider Than the Sky.”--Jean-Pierre Changeux, Nature
Gerald M. Edelman, M.D., Ph.D., is director of the Neurosciences Institute and president of the Neurosciences Research Foundation. He is also professor and chair of the Department of Neurobiology at the Scripps Research Institute. For his studies on the structure and diversity of antibodies he received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.