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A novel synthesis of neuroscience, biophysics, philosophy and clinical examples, relevant to current issues related to the understanding of the self, neurology, psychology, racism, spirituality and social issues
In the search for the self, we blur the boundaries between psychology, psychiatry and neurology postulating a unified theory of behaviour, brain function and pathology, backed by scientific evidence and fascinating case studies
We offer an invigorating perspective on the self and the meaning of life for philosophers, scientists and curious people, by blending the traditional Western perspectives on neuroscience with insights from Buddhism and Aboriginal cultures, highlighting the common wisdom among them
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part I
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Front Matter
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About this book
Many people spend considerable time seeking a sense of purpose in life and, concomitant with that, a sense of personal identity. This book demystifies this search, revealing why this search is a fallacy. The purpose is to inform readers about results in neuroscience and biophysics that may guide us to some liberation needed in the current age of great complexity in life with a diverse burden of chores; a deliverance from some afflictions that prevent individuals from achieving the true purpose of our lives. Among these afflictions we find two primordial concerns: the belief and subsequent attachment to a self, and the conviction that life must have a deep purpose in which we are major players. While this is a scientific text, it can easily be read by a lay audience, written with minimal technical jargon and with references to scientific papers enough to satisfy the curious. We have tried to extract the essence of scientific observations such that we can glimpse at those aforementioned concerns about the self and life, observations which help us comprehend what we are and what we become, the being and becoming of our own selves and natural phenomena around us.
Jose Luis Perez Velazquez received a PhD in Molecular Physiology & Biophysics. His research seeks principles of biological organisation. He worked at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and was Professor at the University of Toronto. Currently he is a Research Scholar at the Ronin Institute and lives in the natural paradise of Asturias, in Northern Spain.
Vera Nenadovic is a nurse practitioner, neuroscientist and entrepreneur. She has 30 years of experience in healthcare from First Nations communities to intensive care units. Her research focuses on predicting brain injury outcomes. She is a clinician and researcher at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab Hospital. Her startup company BrainsView is commercializing software that analyzes brainwaves to monitor brain function and recovery after head injury. She is married and lives in Toronto, with her husband and Rottweiler.
Authors and Affiliations
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The Ronin Institute, Montclair, USA
Jose Luis Perez Velazquez
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Lawrence Bloomberg School of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Vera Nenadovic
About the authors
Jose Luis Perez Velazquez was born in Zaragoza (Spain) and received an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Physiology & Biophysics. His research attempts at understanding the brain-behaviour relation at a high level of description, seeking principles of biological organisation. He worked as a Senior Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and was Professor at the University of Toronto, where he taught a graduate course on consciousness and self-awareness. Currently he is a Research Scholar at the Ronin Institute and lives in the natural paradise of Asturias, in Northern Spain.
Vera Nenadovic is a nurse practitioner, neuroscientist and entrepreneur. She has 30 years of experience in healthcare from First Nations communities to intensive care units. Her research focuses on predicting brain injury outcomes, particularly in pediatrics. She is currently a clinician and researcher at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab Hospital. Her startup company BrainsView is commercializing software that analyzes brainwaves to monitor and track brain function and recovery after head injury. She is married and lives in Toronto, with her husband and Rottweiler.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Being and becoming
Book Subtitle: A guide to act in the theatre of existence
Authors: Jose Luis Perez Velazquez, Vera Nenadovic
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78264-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-78263-4Published: 26 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-78264-1Published: 25 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 221
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychology, general, Neurosciences, Philosophy of Mind, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Philosophy, general, Philosophical Traditions