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Bright air, brilliant fire : on the matter of the mind

by Gerald M. Edelman

This work examines the biological foundations of neuroscience, proposing that the brain functions as a living ecology rather than a digital computer. It explores how individuality and consciousness emerge from physical structures.

Accession 30374 ISBN 0713990961 Publisher Allen Lane
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