2022 Fall
MCELLBI 90E 001 - SEM 001
Freshman Seminars: Neurobiology
Matter, Mind, Consciousness
David E Presti
Class #:18900
Units: 1
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Molecular and Cell Biology
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 12
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 12
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
2 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week.
Other classes by David E Presti
Course Catalog Description
The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Final assessment to be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.
Class Notes
Matter, Mind, Consciousness
All we know comes to us via our mental experience: our thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and conscious awareness. However, it is a deep mystery how the physical processes of our brain and body are related to the subjective experience of consciousness. Investig.. show more
All we know comes to us via our mental experience: our thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and conscious awareness. However, it is a deep mystery how the physical processes of our brain and body are related to the subjective experience of consciousness. Investig.. show more
Matter, Mind, Consciousness
All we know comes to us via our mental experience: our thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and conscious awareness. However, it is a deep mystery how the physical processes of our brain and body are related to the subjective experience of consciousness. Investigation of this mind-body connection is among the most profound challenges in all of science, impacting everything about who we believe we are and how we relate to the rest of what we call reality. While biophysical science has made great progress in understanding the structure and function of brains and bodies, the nature of consciousness remains as deeply mysterious today as it was centuries ago. I argue that revolutionary ideas will be required in order to bring a science of consciousness to a place of deeper insight; simply continuing to probe the brain will not accomplish this. We will address this issue from the perspectives of psychology, biology, philosophy, physics, and sociology — cognitive science, broadly defined.
Students interested in all areas of the arts, humanities, and sciences are encouraged to enroll. This is not a typical biological of physical science class. The material is very trans-disciplinary and challenges conventional ways of thinking about the world.
Students interested in all areas of the arts, humanities, and sciences are encouraged to enroll. show less
All we know comes to us via our mental experience: our thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and conscious awareness. However, it is a deep mystery how the physical processes of our brain and body are related to the subjective experience of consciousness. Investigation of this mind-body connection is among the most profound challenges in all of science, impacting everything about who we believe we are and how we relate to the rest of what we call reality. While biophysical science has made great progress in understanding the structure and function of brains and bodies, the nature of consciousness remains as deeply mysterious today as it was centuries ago. I argue that revolutionary ideas will be required in order to bring a science of consciousness to a place of deeper insight; simply continuing to probe the brain will not accomplish this. We will address this issue from the perspectives of psychology, biology, philosophy, physics, and sociology — cognitive science, broadly defined.
Students interested in all areas of the arts, humanities, and sciences are encouraged to enroll. This is not a typical biological of physical science class. The material is very trans-disciplinary and challenges conventional ways of thinking about the world.
Students interested in all areas of the arts, humanities, and sciences are encouraged to enroll. show less
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Students with 1-2 Terms in Attendance
Repeat Rules
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
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Associated Sections
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