In this book the author has collected a number of his
important works and added an extensive commentary relating
his ideas to those of other prominentnames in the
consciousness debate. The view presented here is that of a
convinced dualist who challenges in a lively and humorous
way the prevailing materialist "doctrines" of many recent
works. Also included is a new attempt to explain mind-brain
interaction via a quantum process affecting the release of
neurotransmitters.
John Eccles received a knighthood in 1958 and was awarded
the Nobel Prize for Medicine/Physiology in 1963. He has
numerous other awards honouring his major contributions to
neurophysiology.
John Eccles, Nobel prize winner for Neurophysiology and collaborator of Sir Karl Popper, addresses here the ultimate human mystery of the mind-brain interaction. Recent scientific advances have led to a new wave of interest in this subject. This book will appeal to a broad audience of scientists as well as lay readers.
John C. Eccles
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