Robert Ornstein: The Psychology of Consciousness

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The Psychology of Consciousness
The Classic Study, Completely Revised & Updated
Robert Ornstein
Paperback
Available in English, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.


In this revised edition of his revolutionary study, Robert Ornstein reexamines what is known about consciousness today and answers the question "What is consciousness?" through a consideration of intuition and reason. Ornstein goes beyond the theory that creative impulses originate in the right side of the brain and rational impulses originate in the left side to show how a synthesis of these two functions can bring about "a more complete science of human consciousness with an extended conception of our own capabilities."

Robert Ornstein: Biographical Information

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While he is considered one of the world's foremost experts on the brain, psychologist Robert Ornstein has managed to extend that focus well beyond the pale of physiology, dedicating his professional life to increasing our understanding of human nature and the way we think, perceive, know and thrive. 

He is best known for his pioneering research on the bilateral specialization of the brain, which has given us the terms "right brain" and "left brain" and firmly established them as important concepts in today's lexicon. But just as significant have been his other contributions, among them:

• The pioneering delineation of the close link between the mind and health;
• The initial integration of key insights about human nature from traditional cultures into the framework of modern psychology;
• The depiction of the mind as composed of multiple processing systems rather than being a unified whole;
• The insight that our brain, evolved to suit the conditions of the Pleistocene era, is obsolete in its "software" to meet the formidable challenges of the 21st century and the call for "conscious evolution" to enable the necessary adaptation.