Peter Arhem,
Hans Liljenström,
Uno Svedin
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
0e druk, 2013
9783642644597
Matter Matters?
On the Material Basis of the Cognitive Activity of Mind
Specificaties
Paperback, 269 blz.
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Engels
Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
2013
ISBN13: 9783642644597
Rubricering
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Samenvatting
This book, written for a wide readership with some background in the natural sciences, addresses the very old problem of the mind-brain-relationship. The authors, all well-known scientists, approach the subject in different stages. The first part addresses some general principles based on physics, computer science, and theoretical biology. The two following parts deal with the problem at different organizational levels, from the microscopic to the macroscopic. The fourth part addresses the subjective level founded on the findings of psychologists and neurophysiologists.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9783642644597
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:269
Uitgever:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Druk:0
Inhoudsopgave
1. Introduction.- I Some New Perspectives.- 2. The Need for a Non-computational Extension of Quantum Action in the Brain.- 3. The Berry Paradox.- 4. Mind as Phenotype.- II Subcellular Levels.- 5. Quantum Automata in Cytoskeletal Microtubules: A Nanoscale Substrate for Cognition.- 6. Of Maps and Territories: A Three Point Landing on the Mind-Body Problem.- III Network and Systems Level.- 7. Synergetics of the Brain.- 8. Cognition and the Efficiency of Neural Processes.- IV The Subjective Level.- 9. Consciousness and the Matter of Perception.- 10. On Consciousness and Spontaneous Brain Activity.- 11. Concluding Remarks.