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Chapter 2. How does nücrogenetic theory Square with evidence front cognitive neuroscience? 40 Talis Bachmann Chapter 3. Microgenesis ofmystical awareness 53 David T. Bradford No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in retrieval systems or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use of the purchaser of the work Printed on acid-free paper ISO-Norm 970-6 FSC-certified (Forest Stewardship Council) This hardcover binding meets the International Library standard Printed in Germany by buch bücher dd ag Camerado, this is no book... Who touches this touches a man. The present volume both is and is not a Festschrift for Jason Brown – a paradox which Jason himself will surely appreciate. Like any Festschrift, it is a look back: a group of authors who in one way or another have known Jason personally, or at least have known his work and been influenced by it, have been invited to contribute essays in his honor. Several of the authors have stated (either expressly in their papers, or in correspondence with the editors) that they have written for him in a very particular way, knowing that he will read the paper, and thus addressing some or all of their remarks to him as the consummate Reader. Many have also included personal tributes to Jason, commenting on how his work and (not at all infrequently) his personality have influenced their own thinking. Some have undertaken the somewhat grander task of assessing his role in the development of contemporary thinking about what we may call very generally the brain/mind problem. To paraphrase Lincoln at Gettysburg, this is " altogether fitting and proper. " In another and perhaps more fundamental way, however, the intention of this book is to look forward. To begin with, Jason Brown's career is far from over: we all await with a feeling of anticipation the next essay, the next paper, the next book. Unlike the recipient of a more typical academic Festschrift, Jason Brown is not and never has been the holder of an endowed chair at a major research university, surrounded by fawning doctoral students and collecting large research grants. To be sure, he is Clinical Professor of Neurology at the New York University …