Argues that the brain and the mind are one--that the thoughts, feelings, dreams, and memories that constitute our consciousness are in fact an amalgam of electrical impulses and chemical interactions.
Contents
pt. 1. Defining the Brain-Mind. 1. The Brain Is Insane. 2. Brain-Mind Schizophrenia. 3. Delia's Dream Delirium. 4. The Cause of Delia's Delirium. 5. Traveling in Brain-Mind Space -- pt. 2. Analyzing the Brain-Mind. 6. Lost and Found: Orientation and Disorientation. 7. The Story of Our Lives: Memory and Confabulation. 8. Seeing Is Believing: Perception and Hallucination. 9. The Heart of the Brain-Mind: Emotion and Instinct. 10. Stop, Look, and Listen: Attention and Distraction. 11. Ups and Downs: Energy, Mood, and Health. 12. What Is Consciousness? What Is the Mind? -- pt. 3. Changing the Brain-Mind. 13. How the Brain-Mind Heals Itself. 14. Changing Brain-Mind States to Improve Your Health. 15. The Last Resort: Using Drugs to Change Your State.