FOREWORD by Paul J. Camarata, M.D., Neurosurgeon PREFACE 1. CLOCKWORK 2. A DNA BLUEPRINT 3. A NETWORK OF NEURONS 4. THOUGHTS, HOPES, AND DREAMS 5. WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE 6. HELP FROM BEYOND 7. A NEW NEUROSCIENCE 8. THE SHADOW OF A PARADIGM SHIFT INTERMISSION 1A: A TECHNICAL DEFEAT OF DETERMINISM INTERMISSION 1B: THE DEBATE ON DETERMINISM IN PHYSICS INTERMISSION 2A: FROM GENES TO DNA INTERMISSION 3A: WHAT MAKES MENTAL CONCEPTS SO UNIQUE? INTERMISSION 3B: ARE WE THE ONLY RATIONAL BEINGS ON PLANET EARTH? INTERMISSION 4A: THE MIRROR TEST INTERMISSION 4B: IS THERE A GHOST IN THE MACHINE? INTERMISSION 5A: HUMAN DIGNITY INTERMISSION 5B: IS THERE ALTRUISM IN THE ANIMAL WORLD? INTERMISSION 6A: THE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS OF THE UNIVERSE INTERMISSION 6B: WHAT OBSCURES THE GRAND BEYOND? INTERMISSION 7A: THINKING ANIMALS INTERMISSION 7B: DO MACHINES THINK LIKE WE DO?