About the book: year / Book by the famous physicist about modern approaches to the study of brain activity, thought processes, etc. The foundations of the mathematical apparatus are outlined - from classical theory (theorem Gödel) to the latest advances in quantum computing. The book consists of two parts: the first part discusses the thesis about the incomputability of consciousness, the second part examines issues of physics and biology necessary to understand the functioning of the real brain. For a wide range of readers interested in science.