consciousness

Explores the cognitive abilities of many animals, including humans, and shows how different types of intelligence and imagination are based on evolutionary necessity and limits.

In a discussion of his research on the waking and dreaming brain, psychiatrist Hobson introduces a new concept of conscious states.

"The scientific evidence for life after death"--Provided by publisher.

Presents an examination of the Mayan prophecy of the year 2012 and its anticipation of a unprecedented global shift, providing information on indigenous cosmology, shamanism, crop circles, and more.

This book presents ideas to expand every mind; contributors address what scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit. Their answers flow from the frontiers of psychology, philosophy, economics, physics, sociology, and more.

Includes an overview of Dissociative disorders, including diagnosis; symptoms; and treatment, a look at controversies surrounding Dissociative disorders, including questions about how various forms of the disorder are treated; the cause of the disorder; and questions surrounding whether it is a true disorder.

An exploration of how the human mind came into existence, posing questions about the mental processes that distinguish humans from animals, and discussing the power and significance of language.

Presents four books that explore the extraordinary abilities of psychic Edgar Cayce and the implications his work had for the psychic world and twenty-first-century society.