{"id":109110,"date":"2024-08-06T16:07:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/then-i-am-myself-the-world-ponders-what-it-means-to-be-conscious\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T16:07:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:07:12","slug":"then-i-am-myself-the-world-ponders-what-it-means-to-be-conscious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/then-i-am-myself-the-world-ponders-what-it-means-to-be-conscious\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Then I Am Myself the World\u2019 ponders what it means to be conscious"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Then I Am Myself the World<\/a>Christof KochBasic Books, $30<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The human brain is the most complex information integrator known in the universe. With 86 billion neurons and 100 trillion connections between them, the brain gives us our rich subjective experiences and our capacity for free will \u2014 our consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being a universal human phenomenon, consciousness is notoriously difficult to describe, and scientists still debate how it arises. In Then I Am Myself the World<\/em>, neuroscientist Christof Koch offers the latest entry into the long list of books attempting to demystify the origins of our inner lives<\/a> (SN: 1\/5\/22<\/em>). While the topic can be a head-scratcher, Koch\u2019s adept use of analogies and entertaining anecdotes \u2014 complete with his own near-death experience and psychedelic drug trips \u2014 make the book a compelling and surprisingly light read.<\/p>\n\n\n