He did research on mountain gorillas with Dian Fossey in Rwanda, he was the first to demonstrate the existence of “blindsight” after brain damage in monkeys, he proposed the celebrated theory of the “social function of intellect”, and he has recently explained the evolutionary basis of the placebo effect. He has held positions at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and is now emeritus professor at the LSE. Honours include the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize, the Pufendorf medal and the International Mind and Brain Prize. Humphrey’s writings include: His books include Consciousness Regained; The Inner Eye, A History of the Mind; Leaps of Faith; The Mind Made Flesh; Seeing Red and most recently, Soul Dust. Website: http://www.humphrey.org.uk/ |