The Oxford Companion to Consciousness is the most complete authoritative survey of contemporary research on one of the most exciting fields of investigation today - consciousness. Five years in the making and including over 250 concise entries written by leaders in the field, the volume covers both fundamental concepts related to the study of consciousness as well as recent advances in this rapidly changing domain. Structured as an easy-to-use dictionary and
extensively cross-referenced, the Companion reflects the profoundly interdisciplinary nature of the domain by including contributions from philosophy of mind, artificial intelligence, experimental and
clinical psychology, ethology, and neuroscience. Particular care has been taken to ensure the accessibility of the individual entries and the comprehensiveness of the overall volume. The result is a unique compendium that will prove dispensable to anyone interested in consciousness, from beginning students wishing to understand a critical term to professional consciousness researchers looking for the best characterization of a particular phenomenon.