The tides of mind : uncovering the spectrum of consciousness
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New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2016.
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First Edition.
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xxiv, 292 pages ; 25 cm.
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
128.2 GELERN 2016
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North Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
128.2 GELERN 2016
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Published
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2016.
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Book
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The holy grail of psychologists and scientists for nearly a century has been to understand and replicate both human thought and the human mind. In fact, it's what attracted the now-legendary computer scientist and AI authority David Gelernter to the discipline in the first place. As a student and young researcher in the 1980s, Gelernter hoped to build a program with a dial marked "focus." At maximum "focus," the program would "think" rationally, formally, reasonably. As the dial was turned down and "focus" diminished, its "mind" would start to wander, and as you dialed even lower, this artificial mind would start to free-associate, eventually ignoring the user completely as it cruised off into the mental adventures we know as sleep.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gelernter, D. H. (2016). The tides of mind: uncovering the spectrum of consciousness (First Edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gelernter, David Hillel. 2016. The Tides of Mind: Uncovering the Spectrum of Consciousness. Liveright Publishing Corporation.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gelernter, David Hillel. The Tides of Mind: Uncovering the Spectrum of Consciousness Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gelernter, David Hillel. The Tides of Mind: Uncovering the Spectrum of Consciousness First Edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2016.

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