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Sizing up consciousness : towards an objective measure of the capacity for experience / Marcello Massimini & Giulio Tononi ; translated by Frances Anderson.

Author/creator Massimini, Marcello
Other author/creatorTononi, Giulio.
Other author/creatorAnderson, Frances, 1950-
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Descriptionxi, 199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Neuroscience
Subject(s)
Uniform titleNulla di più grande. English
Summary This book explores how we can measure consciousness. It clarifies what consciousness is, how it can be generated from a physical system, and how it can be measured. It also shows how conscious states can be expressed mathematically and how precise predictions can be made using data from neurophysiological studies.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
General noteOriginally published in Italian as: Nulla di più grande. Baldini e Castoldi, 2013.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Issued in other formElectronic version: Massimini, Marcello. Sizing up consciousness. First edition. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018 9780191841828
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018933552
ISBN9780198728443 hardback
ISBN0198728441 hardback
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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