Breaking the Mind Barrier : the Artscience of Neurocosmology.[Art and metaphorms, methods of inquiry -- The three principles of neurocosmology -- Metaphorming neural and stellar systems -- The evolving brain in the context of the evolving cosmos -- Compa ring the brain 'apples' to the universes 'oranges' -- A world view-Encyclopedic imagination -- Cerebreactors -- Cerebral fusion (intuition) and Cerebral fission (reason) -- The biomirror -- Fromt he metaphorical to the literal -- The broader excavat ion: processmorphology -- Envisioning the possibilities of nature -- Neurocosmologists -- Engaging neurocosmology: the cerebarium -- Exploring processmorphs: thought-assemblies -- Emboying fact in fiction: the encoded monolith -- Branches]

New York ; London ; Toronto ; Sydney ; Singapore ; Tokyo : Simon & Schuster, 1990., 1990. Fine. 1st edition, 1st printing ; ISBN: 0671690973 ; LCCN: 90-44049 ; OCLC: 22239614 ; Argues that in decoding the brain, we decode the universe, and that all world models reveal something of the brain's own structure ; Chapters: Art and metaphorms, methods of inquiry -- The three principles of neurocosmology -- Metaphorming neural and stellar systems -- The evolving brain in the context of the evolving cosmos -- Compa ring the brain 'apples' to the universes 'oranges' -- A world view-Encyclopedic imagination -- Cerebreactors -- Cerebral fusion (intuition) and Cerebral fission (reason) -- The biomirror -- From the metaphorical to the literal -- The broader excavat ion: processmorphology -- Envisioning the possibilities of nature -- Neurocosmologists -- Engaging neurocosmology: the cerebarium -- Exploring processmorphs: thought-assemblies -- Emboying fact in fiction: the encoded monolith -- Branches ; in decorative dustjacket ; Todd Siler received his Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies in psychology and art from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; his artworks are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Whitney Museum, among others. His company, Psi-Phi Communications, develops multimedia learning materials for business and education, and he also gives lectures and seminars on creativity, art, and technology to organizations nationwide. Siler's first book was Breaking the Mind Barrier. ; FINE/FINE