I PerceptionInformation Uptake of the Mind. - 1 The biology of perception. - 2 Perception of electromagnetic waves: vision. - 3 Perception of mechanical vibrations: hearing. - 4 Perception of the mechanics of body position. - 5 Senses of indefinite classification: cutaneous and chemical receptors. - 6 Interoception sensory function without perception. - II The Energetics of Mental Processes: The Waking State Sleep Attention and Consciousness. - 7 Alert neurons in the brain-waking and attention. - 8 The sleeping brain. - 9 The conscious state and the unconscious. - III The Experience of the Mind: Learning and Memory. - 10 Contiguity of cerebral processes: learning. - 11 The other aspect of cerebral plasticity: the fixing and storing of information. - Further Readings. Language: English