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The Hidden Spring

A Journey to the Source of Consciousness

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The Hidden Spring

By: Mark Solms
Narrated by: Roger Davis
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Why does it feel like something to be alive? For one of the boldest thinkers in neuroscience, solving this puzzle has been a lifetime's quest. Now at last, Mark Solms, who discovered the brain mechanism for dreaming, has arrived at his answer. More than just a philosophical argument, the Free Energy theory will profoundly change how you understand your own existence.

The very idea that a breakthrough is possible may seem outrageous. Isn't consciousness intangible, beyond the reach of empirical methods? Yet Solms shows in forensic detail how misguided assumptions have concealed its nature. Only by sticking closely to the medical facts does a way past our obstacles appear. Join him on an extraordinary voyage into the strange realms beyond and learn what we really are.

©2021 Mark Solms (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK Biological Sciences Physics Science Consciousness Human Brain
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Quite a few times while listening I had an "oh my god" moment. This book connects so many things into a coherent package that it's hard not to be astounded. The hard problem turns out not to be so hard after all.

Roger Davis is a delight to listen to and makes me feel very smart from his voice alone!

Eye opening

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The latest research and knowledge in a very important field of human evolution

Amazing concepts utilising latest knowledge in physics is incorporated in explaining how feelings and thoughts evolved over aeons

The author is correctly circumspect on the evolution of AI

Interesting times

Exceptional! Must read

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