1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910144554803321

Titolo

Experimental and theoretical studies of consciousness [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1993

ISBN

1-282-12240-1

9786612122408

0-470-51441-8

0-470-51442-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 174

Disciplina

126

153

Soggetti

Consciousness

Mind and body

Neuropsychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium on Experimental and theoretical studies of consciousness, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 7-9 July 1992"--P. v.

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES OF CONSCIOUSNESS; Contents; What is the mind-body problem?; Functionalism and consciousness; Integrated cortical field model of consciousness; The problem of consciousness; A reflexive science of consciousness; Experimental studies of ongoing conscious experience; The neural time factor in conscious and unconscious events; The psychological unconscious and the self; Slippage in the unity of consciousness; Pain and the placebo response; The neuronal basis of motion perception; Brain mechanisms and conscious experience

Consciousness, schizophrenia and scientific theoryHow does a serial, integrated and very limited stream of consciousness emerge from a nervous system that is mostly unconscious, distributed, parallel and of enormous capacity?; Summary; Index of contributors; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Discusses the various theories of consciousness from different



perspectives: psychological, neurophysiological and philosophical. Theories regarding the interaction of pain, schizophrenia, the brain and the nervous system with consciousness are included. Also includes a discussion of the relative merits of the different theories together with the latest data from the experimental disciplines.