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Author Hobson, J. Allan, 1933-

Title The chemistry of conscious states : how the brain changes its mind / J. Allan Hobson.

Imprint Boston : Little, Brown, ©1994.

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  612.82 H65    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  612.82 H684C    Check Shelf
Edition 1st ed.
Description xiii, 300 pages ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Summary 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.
Subject Consciousness -- Physiological aspects.
Neuropsychology.
Neurochemistry.
Mental Processes. (DNLM)D008606
Neuropsychology. (DNLM)D009484
Neurochemistry. (DNLM)D009448
Consciousness -- Physiological aspects. (OCoLC)fst00875444
Neurochemistry. (OCoLC)fst01036329
Neuropsychology. (OCoLC)fst01036493
Neurochemie.
Neuropsychologie.
Bewustzijn.
Hersenen.
Consciousness -- Physiological aspects.
Nervous system -- Research.
Brain -- Research.
Indexed Term Humans Consciousness
ISBN 0316367540
9780316367547
0316367621
9780316367622
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