clipped from: www.dreammanifesto.com 
Consciousness, once a topic alluded to only by philosophers and, occasionally, theologians, has - in the past 20 years or so - migrated into the domain of science and rational analysis. But this does not mean to say that conscious experience is now understood in the way that we understand other natural phenomena that were once attributed to otherworldly causes - earthquakes or solar eclipses, for example.
The volume begins with a general overview written jointly by Nancy Woolf and Jack Tuszynski. This includes a detailed synopsis of the further contributions, together with a few words about the ‘allegiances’ of their authors in the ongoing debate.