Christof Koch is President and Chief Scientist of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, following twenty-seven years as a Professor at the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist (MIT Press), The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach, and other books.

"Christof Koch has been leading the charge in consciousness science since there was a charge to lead. His latest book showcases his writerly instincts as well as his scientific acumen, drawing on his deep involvement in the field to paint a compelling picture of the science of experience itself." – Anil K. Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, University of Sussex; editor of 30 Second Brain "Koch’s controversial and witty book provides a broad view of consciousness, together with a thorough review of his scientific research, inspired by Francis Crick. It discusses issues such as the existence of consciousness in other species and attempts at developing tools and techniques to measure it." – Ada Yonath, Director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science; winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2009

• 1) What Is Consciousness?2) Who Is Consciousness?3) Animal Consciousness 4) Consciousness and the Rest5) Consciousness and the Brain6) Tracking the Footprints of Consciousness7) Why We Need a Theory of Consciousness8) Of Wholes9) Tools to Measure Consciousness10) The Uber-Mind and Pure Consciousness11) Does Consciousness Have Function?12)  Consciousness and Computationalism13) Why Computers Can't Experience14) Is Consciousness Everywhere?

Christof Koch is President and Chief Scientist of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, following twenty-seven years as a Professor at the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist (MIT Press), The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach, and other books.

"Christof Koch has been leading the charge in consciousness science since there was a charge to lead. His latest book showcases his writerly instincts as well as his scientific acumen, drawing on his deep involvement in the field to paint a compelling picture of the science of experience itself." – Anil K. Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, University of Sussex; editor of 30 Second Brain "Koch’s controversial and witty book provides a broad view of consciousness, together with a thorough review of his scientific research, inspired by Francis Crick. It discusses issues such as the existence of consciousness in other species and attempts at developing tools and techniques to measure it." – Ada Yonath, Director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science; winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2009

• 1) What Is Consciousness?2) Who Is Consciousness?3) Animal Consciousness 4) Consciousness and the Rest5) Consciousness and the Brain6) Tracking the Footprints of Consciousness7) Why We Need a Theory of Consciousness8) Of Wholes9) Tools to Measure Consciousness10) The Uber-Mind and Pure Consciousness11) Does Consciousness Have Function?12)  Consciousness and Computationalism13) Why Computers Can't Experience14) Is Consciousness Everywhere?

Christof Koch is President and Chief Scientist of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, following twenty-seven years as a Professor at the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist (MIT Press), The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach, and other books.

"Christof Koch has been leading the charge in consciousness science since there was a charge to lead. His latest book showcases his writerly instincts as well as his scientific acumen, drawing on his deep involvement in the field to paint a compelling picture of the science of experience itself." – Anil K. Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, University of Sussex; editor of 30 Second Brain "Koch’s controversial and witty book provides a broad view of consciousness, together with a thorough review of his scientific research, inspired by Francis Crick. It discusses issues such as the existence of consciousness in other species and attempts at developing tools and techniques to measure it." – Ada Yonath, Director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science; winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2009

• 1) What Is Consciousness?2) Who Is Consciousness?3) Animal Consciousness 4) Consciousness and the Rest5) Consciousness and the Brain6) Tracking the Footprints of Consciousness7) Why We Need a Theory of Consciousness8) Of Wholes9) Tools to Measure Consciousness10) The Uber-Mind and Pure Consciousness11) Does Consciousness Have Function?12)  Consciousness and Computationalism13) Why Computers Can't Experience14) Is Consciousness Everywhere?