Anil Seth

Vad innebär det att vara du, med en unik upplevelse av världen och dig själv i den? Frågan om det medvetna jaget, som historiskt sett tillhört filosofin, religionen och skönlitteraturen, har på senare år blivit en av naturvetenskapens mest brännande frågor. I denna bok introducerar den världsledande hjärnforskaren Anil Seth läsaren till ett nytt och snabbt växande forskningsfält. Hans radikala argument är att vi inte uppfattar världen som den är i sig. Vi är snarare förutsägelsemaskiner som ständigt uppfinner vår värld och rättar våra misstag på mikrosekunder. Med nya banbrytande metoder kan vi nu observera de biologiska mekanismer i hjärnan som utför denna medvetandeprocess.

Kniga - popytka ponjat, kak vnutrennjaja vselennaja subektivnogo opyta sootnositsja s biologicheskimi i fizicheskimi protsessami, protekajuschimi v mozge i organizme. Avtor vydvigaet novuju, revoljutsionnuju teoriju soznanija, kotoraja perevorachivaet nashi predstavlenija o tom, chto proiskhodit u nas v golove. Vy uznaete, chto my vosprinimaem mir ne obektivno - takim, kakoj on est na samom dele, - a nepreryvno vystraivaem ego v prognozakh. Byt soboj ne tak prosto, kak mozhet pokazatsja. V mozge kazhdogo iz nas milliardy nejronov neustanno rabotajut nad tem, chtoby sozdavat nash povsednevnyj soznatelnyj opyt. No kak imenno eto proiskhodit? Kakim obrazom formiruetsja vosprijatie okruzhajuschej dejstvitelnosti "ot pervogo litsa"? V nashi dni u nauki pojavilas vozmozhnost nabljudat za biologicheskimi mekhanizmami mozga, otvechajuschimi za protsessy, v khode kotorykh voznikaet soznanie. Po rezultatam mnogoletnikh issledovanij nejrouchenyj Anil Set vydvinul novuju teoriju soznanija, kotoraja igraet dlja nejronauki takuju zhe rol, kakuju sygrala dlja evoljutsionnoj biologii teorija Dokinza. Mirovuju izvestnost Anilu Setu prinesli ne tolko ego issledovanija, no i unikalnoe umenie dostupno i uvlekatelno raskryvat neverojatno slozhnye nauchnye temy, chto podtverzhdaetsja bolee chem 14 millionami prosmotrov ego vystuplenija na TED v 2017 godu. "Uchenyj vy ili obychnyj chelovek, tajna soznanija ne mozhet ne volnovat vas. Soznatelnyj opyt - eto vse, chto u nas est. A bez nego net nichego: ni okruzhajuschego mira, ni "sebja", ni vnutrennego, ni vneshnego". "Vosprijatie ustremleno ne snizu vverkh ili izvne vnutr, ono dvizhetsja preimuschestvenno sverkhu vniz ili iznutri naruzhu. Nash chuvstvennyj opyt stroitsja na prognozakh mozga ili "naibolee verojatnykh predpolozhenijakh" o prichinakh i istochnikakh sensornykh signalov". "Esli vosprijatie - eto kontroliruemaja galljutsinatsija, to galljutsinatsiju po analogii mozhno schitat nekontroliruemym vosprijatiem. Oni otlichajutsja, no iskat granitsu mezhdu nimi - eto vse ravno chto iskat granitsu mezhdu dnem i nochju". Tekst knigi dopolnen vizualnymi zagadkami.

Mitä tarkoittaa “sinuna oleminen” eli se, että sinulle syntyy erityinen, tietoinen kokemus ympäröivästä maailmasta ja sinusta sen toimijana? Se on edelleen yksi ihmisenä olemisen kiehtovimmista ja vaikeimmista kysymyksistä. Historiallisesti tietoisuuden luonnetta on pidetty henkisenä tai filosofisena ongelmana, mutta nyt tieteellinen tutkimus on johtamassa vakuuttaviin teorioihin tietoisuudesta ja itseydestä. Radikaalina väitteenä on, että emme havaitse maailmaa objektiivisesti, vaan olemme oikeastaan ennustuskoneita. Keksimme maailman jatkuvasti uudelleen ja korjaamme käsitystemme virheitä jatkuvasti mikrosekunnista toiseen. Ja nyt osaamme havainnoida, miten aivot synnyttävät tietoisuuden prosessin. Sinuna oleminen pyrkii ymmärtämään tietoisuuden biologisen perustan. Anil Seth on brittiläinen tietoisuuden tutkija ja yksi tärkeimmistä alan uusien ajatusten kehittäjistä.

A GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES AND BLOOMBERG BOOK OF THE YEAR'I loved it.' MICHAEL POLLAN'Fascinating.' FINANCIAL TIMES'Awe-inspring.' NEW STATESMAN'Brilliant.' CLAIRE TOMALIN, NEW YORK TIMES'A brilliant beast of a book.' DAVID BYRNE'Hugely important.' JIM AL-KHALILI'Gripping.' ALEX GARLAND'Masterly . . . Vast-ranging, phenomenal.' GAIA VINCE, GUARDIANAnil Seth's radical new theory of consciousness challenges our understanding of perception and reality, doing for brain science what Dawkins did for evolutionary biology. Being You is not as simple as it sounds. Somehow, within each of our brains, billions of neurons work to create our conscious experience. How does this happen? Why do we experience life in the first person? After over twenty years researching the brain, world-renowned neuroscientist Anil Seth puts forward a radical new theory of consciousness and self. His unique theory of what it means to 'be you' challenges our understanding of perception and reality and it turns what you thought you knew about yourself on its head.'Seth thinks clearly and sharply on one of the hardest problems of science and philosophy, cutting through weeds with a scientist's mind and a storyteller's skill.'ADAM RUTHERFORD'A page-turner and a mind-blower . . . Beautifully written, crystal clear, deeply insightful.' DAVID EAGLEMAN'If you read one book about conciousness, it must be Seth's. JULIAN BAGGINI, WALL STREET JOURNAL

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA Best Book of 2021--Bloomberg Businessweek; A Best Science Book of 2021--The Guardian; A Best Science Book of 2021--Financial Times; A Best Philosophy Book of 2021--Five Books; A Best Book of 2021--The EconomistAnil Seth's quest to understand the biological basis of conscious experience is one of the most exciting contributions to twenty-first-century science. What does it mean to "be you"--that is, to have a specific, conscious experience of the world around you and yourself within it? There may be no more elusive or fascinating question. Historically, humanity has considered the nature of consciousness to be a primarily spiritual or philosophical inquiry, but scientific research is now mapping out compelling biological theories and explanations for consciousness and selfhood. Now, internationally renowned neuroscience professor, researcher, and author Anil Seth is offers a window into our consciousness in BEING YOU: A New Science of Consciousness. Anil Seth is both a leading expert on the neuroscience of consciousness and one of most prominent spokespeople for this relatively new field of science. His radical argument is that we do not perceive the world as it objectively is, but rather that we are prediction machines, constantly inventing our world and correcting our mistakes by the microsecond, and that we can now observe the biological mechanisms in the brain that accomplish this process of consciousness. Seth has been interviewed for documentaries aired on the BBC, Netflix, and Amazon and podcasts by Sam Harris, Russell Brand, and Chris Anderson, and his 2017 TED Talk on the topic has been viewed over 11 million times, a testament to his uncanny ability to make unimaginably complex science accessible and entertaining.