UNLOCKING CONSCIOUSNESS: LESSONS FROM THE CONVERGENCE OF COMPUTING AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY - Hardcover

Charles Ross

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786344688 ISBN 13: 9781786344687

Publisher: World Scientific Europe Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

In order to bridge the gap between artificial and synthetic intelligence, we must first understand our own intelligence. 'What is intelligence?' might appear as a simple question, but many great minds have agreed that there is no singular answer. Unlocking Consciousness attempts to examine this central question through exploring the convergence of computing, philosophy, cognitive neuroscience and biogenetics. The book is the first of its kind to compare comprehensive definitions of both information and intelligence, an essential component to the advancement of computing into the realms of artificial intelligence. In examining explanations for intelligence, consciousness, memory and meaning from the perspective of a computer scientist, it offers routes that can be taken to augment natural and artificial intelligence, improving our own individual abilities, and even considering the potential for creating a prosthetic brain. Unlocking Consciousness demonstrates that understanding intelligence is not just for the benefit of computer scientists, it is also of great value to those working in evolutionary, molecular and systems biology, cognitive neuroscience, genetics and biotechnology. In unlocking the secrets of intelligence and laying out the methods of which information is structured and processed, we can unlock a completely new theory of consciousness.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Europe Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1786344688
• ISBN 13: 9781786344687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 220