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Quantum Brain : The Search for Freedom and the Next Generation of Man by Jeffrey Satinover (2002, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471441538

ISBN-139780471441533

eBay Product ID (ePID)1997074

Product Key Features

Book TitleQuantum Brain : the Search for Freedom and the Next Generation of Man

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPhysics / Quantum Theory, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, General

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

GenreScience

AuthorJeffrey Satinover

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight12.9 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal612.8/2

Table Of ContentTHE QUANTUM BRAIN. Introduction: The Quantum Crisis. Mind Out of Matter--The Machinery of the Fourth Brain. Opening the Mind's Eye. Death and Birth. Teaching a Young Dog Old Tricks. The Wet Net. Spinning the Glass Fantastic. The Game of Life, or How the Leopard Gets Its Spots. By Your Bootstraps. Is Man a Machine? MIRACLES. The Insoluble Solution. EPR: Wanted: Dead or Alive. E Unus Pluribum--Out of One Mystery, Many. Stranger in a Strange Land (The Stranger the Better). In the Matter of Mind. The Protean Computer. To Fickle Chance, and Chaos Judge the Strife. Quantum Ripples. Appendix A: The Simplest Hopfield Net and the "Canonical Cortical Microcircuit". Appendix B: The Tuszynski Microtubule Model. Appendix C: Coherence and Decoherence. Notes. Credits. Index.

Synopsis"The Quantum Brain is an adventure in the science of ideas. It is the first book on the brain that combines a grasp of the physics of the microcosm and the technologies of artificial intelligence, neural networks, and self-organizing systems, with a recognition of the transcendant properties that define the mind and differentiate it from matter. Although the subject is inherently difficult and novel, Jeffrey Satinover is an inspired guide through the fertile areas of convergence among the pivotal sciences of the age. From such insights will emerge both new technologies and new philosophies and theologies for the twenty-first century." -George Gilder, Editor, Gilder Technology Report "Many authors have written about one or two of the topics covered in The Quantum Brain. Jeffrey Satinover's book is unique in trying to tie everything together." -Michael E. Kellman, Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Oregon "Thoroughly researched . . . and told as a gripping tale, thanks to Dr. Satinover's . . . gift for the narrative. A marvelous introduction to the most fascinating question the human brain can address: its own working." -R. Shankar, Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Yale University "A thrilling journey through the world of brain research. The author has set new standards for popular science writing by making arcane topics . . . easy to follow. A tapestry of insights." -Jack Tuszynski, Professor of Physics, University of Alberta "I wish I had written this visionary book." -Professor Hugo de Garis, Head, Starbrain Project, Starlab's Artificial Brain Project, Leading psychiatrist and best-selling author Jeffrey Satinover explores the way new research in brain science suggests that the brain works according to the laws of quantum physics and shows how this enables consciousness, free will, even God., An enthralling look at the convergence of brain science, biological computation and quantum physics, and what it implies about our minds, our selves, our future, even God Do we really have free will or do we just imagine we do? Do we create our own destinies, or are we merely machines? Will the machines we are now making themselves have free will? These are the fundamental questions of The Quantum Brain. To answer them, psychiatrist, researcher, and critically acclaimed author Jeffrey Satinover first explores the latest discoveries in neuroscience, modern physics, and radically new kinds of computing, then shows how, together, they suggest the brain embodies and amplifies the mysterious laws of quantum physics. By its doing so, Satinover argues we are elevated above the mere learning machines modern science assumes us to be. Satinover also makes two provocative predictions: We will soon construct artificial devices as free and aware as we are; as well as begin a startling re-evaluation of just who and what we are, of our place in the universe, and perhaps even of God.