I spent a couple hours in the bookstore reading a book that follows Prof. Koch's Caltech course CNS/Bi 120, The Neuronal Basis for Consciousness. Although it went a bit more in depth than I could absorb just sitting in the store, but it was highly useful to me for introducing a novel and consistent vocabulary for talking about actions, perceptions and awareness. "Zombie", as defined by Koch, is a sub-awareness action taken without conscious awareness. Something like picking up a glass or shifting gears in a manual car. Zombies tend to come from repetitive training.
I'm quite looking forward to reading the full book and watching the lectures.
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