Try
http://www.klab.caltech.edu/~koch/crick-koch-cc-97.html
An excellent article with a minimum of technical terms. Also a good
bibliography. See if you can get the material at a local library or
have it transferred via some library loan operation.
BTW: What do you have against defecting to science?
Al
"Lee Wilson" <Lee at prynn.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>Are there any websites that discuss consciousness, neuro-science-style? I've
>got a humanities background and am trying to catch up on the science side of
>things, also - NOT with a view to a dissatisfied defection, I might add -
>and this is one of the topics that interests me. Ideally there would be a
>minimum of jargon and the site would be well-written by an authority, rather
>than a dope-addled student (pardon my cynicism). And yes, I know I could get
>a book, but I'm not so wealthy. Many thanks in advance for any responses.