The Hidden Source of Consciousness. In Search of the Nature of Subjective Experience

The Hidden Source of Consciousness. In Search of the Nature of Subjective Experience

In his new book, Mark Solms presents a revolutionary theory that consciousness is conditioned by feelings. It is generated not only by the cerebral cortex, responsible for intelligence and higher mental functions, but also by a more ancient part of... the brain where emotions originate. The cortex becomes the carrier of consciousness only to the extent that it is stimulated by the brainstem. This is the very "hidden source."
The author connects basic physics of the living, the latest achievements in computational and affective neurobiology, statistical physics, thermodynamics, and the principle of free energy by K. Friston, as well as the subtleties of subjective experience traditionally dealt with by psychoanalysis. He pays close attention to the subjective experience of hundreds of patients with neurological disorders, the observation of whom has allowed for a closer understanding of brain function.

Author: Марк Солмс

Printhouse: Al'pina Pablisher

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785001395737

Number of pages: 500

Size: 220х140х28 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 698 g

ID: 1697661

In his new book, Mark Solms presents a revolutionary theory that consciousness is conditioned by feelings. It is generated not only by the cerebral cortex, responsible for intelligence and higher mental functions, but also by a more ancient part of the brain where emotions originate. The cortex becomes the carrier of consciousness only to the extent that it is stimulated by the brainstem. This is the very "hidden source."
The author connects basic physics of the living, the latest achievements in computational and affective neurobiology, statistical physics, thermodynamics, and the principle of free energy by K. Friston, as well as the subtleties of subjective experience traditionally dealt with by psychoanalysis. He pays close attention to the subjective experience of hundreds of patients with neurological disorders, the observation of whom has allowed for a closer understanding of brain function.

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