Hobson

Download or read book Consciousness written by J. Allan Hobson and published by Times Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. Allan Hobson presents a critical overview of conceptions of consciousness, relating it to specific areas of the brain and their chemical and physical states. He charts the various states of waking, dreaming and non-consciousness using the theories and data of neuroscience, psychiatry and neurophysiology, whilst conveying the mysterious and seductive nature of his subject.