In the theater of consciousness : the workspace of the mind

Understanding consciousness is perhaps the most difficult puzzle facing the sciences today. In the Theater of Consciousness offers an invaluable introduction to the field, brilliantly weaving together the various theories that have emerged as scientists continue their quest to uncover the profound mysteries of the mind - and of human nature. For Bernard J. Baars, consciousness is a global workplace which creates new forms of access - access to memory, imagination, language, and many other functions, including what most of us think of as the self. Here he combines psychology with brain science, brilliantly bringing his subject to life with a metaphor that has been used to understand consciousness since the time of Aristotle - the mind as theatre.