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The Hidden Spring
by Mark Solms
Consciousness arises in the brainstem from feeling, not the cortex from thinking. Solms's bold neuropsychoanalytic thesis.
Read it if…
you want a radical alternative to cortex-centered views.
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Skip it if…
you want consensus.
Try instead: Consciousness and the Brain →
Three things you will actually use
- Feeling is the source.
- Consciousness is affective.
- Follow the brainstem.
Do this first
Read the chapters on the brainstem.
Our verdict
Solms on feeling.
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