The Feeling of Life Itself by Christof Koch - ISBN: 9780262539555
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Consciousness: The feeling of being alive, not computation or a clever hack.

The Feeling of Life Itself

Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed

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    280 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2020

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Summary

In The Feeling of Life Itself, Christof Koch offers a straightforward definition of consciousness as any subjective experience, from the most mundane to the most exalted—the feeling of being alive.

Psychologists study which cognitive operations underpin a given conscious perception. Neuroscientists track the neural correlates of consciousness in the brain, the organ of the mind. But why the brain and not, say, the liver? How can the brain—three pounds of highly excitable matt…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262539555
ISBN-10:0262539551
Author:Christof Koch
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:280
Release Date:1 December 2020
Weight:336g
Dimensions:26mm x 229mm x 153mm
Series:Mit Press
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Christof Koch has been leading the charge in consciousness science since there was a charge to lead. His latest book showcases his writerly instincts as well as his scientific acumen, drawing on his deep involvement in the field to paint a compelling picture of the science of experience itself.” – Anil K. Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, University of Sussex; editor of 30 Second Brain “Koch’s controversial and witty book provides a broad view of consciousness, together with a thorough review of his scientific research, inspired by Francis Crick. It discusses issues such as the existence of consciousness in other species and attempts at developing tools and techniques to measure it.” – Ada Yonath, Director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science; winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2009

About The Author

Christof Koch

Christof Koch is President and Chief Scientist of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, following twenty-seven years as a Professor at the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of Consciousness- Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist (MIT Press), The Quest for Consciousness- A Neurobiological Approach, and other books.

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