Prologue: The cows in the river and the view
toward the Malecón
Animal and human behaviour: The principles we have and the new principles we need
Chapter 1: The machine
Human nature seen from the inside out and the outside in: Our reasons and the machine that builds them
Chapter 2: A regularity
The origins of “general intelligence”or Spearman’s g: The data, the controversies, and the first major clue
Chapter 3: Inside
Brain structure and function: The person we are is also a biological organ
Chapter 4: Making the link
Uncovering a brain system that creates g: From the chaos of broken thought to the new discoveries of brain imaging
Chapter 5: The demystification of thought
How computers think: Cognitive enclosures and the structure of mental activity
Chapter 6: Up close
The activity of single brain cells and the brain’s construction of a cognitive enclosure
Chapter 7: The box
Why all thinking is thinking in the box: Reason, rationalization, and how everyday thoughts go wrong
Chapter 8: The one sure thing
In science nothing is final: Where we are going and how we hope to get there