Summary:
The book explores the scientific quest to understand consciousness, blending personal narrative with insights from neuroscience and philosophy. It discusses the author's collaborations with Francis Crick and their work on the neural correlates of consciousness, proposing a framework to study the mind and its relation to the brain and the physical world.
Key points:
1. NCC: Koch focuses on finding the brain mechanisms responsible for consciousness, known as Neural Correlates of Consciousness, to understand its physical basis.
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