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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462802603321

Titolo

Brains top down [[electronic resource] ] : is top-down causation challenging neuroscience? / / [edited by] Gennaro Auletta, Ivan Colage, Marc Jeannerod

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Jersey, : World Scientific, 2013

ISBN

981-4412-46-5

Edizione

[Electronic version]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 365 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Altri autori (Persone)

AulettaGennaro <1957->

ColageIvan

JeannerodMarc

Disciplina

612.8/2

Soggetti

Brain - Physiology

Neurosciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Consciousness as a Top-Down Causal Agency / G. Auletta and M. Jeannerod -- A Constraining Role of the Mind? / G. Auletta -- Neurons, Schemas, Persons and Society-- Revisited / M.A. Arbib -- The Neural Basis of Consciousness and the Issue of Downward Causation / Notes by G. Auletta and I. Colagè on Damasio's contribution -- The Functional Role of Conscious Will in Voluntary Action: Cause or Consequence? A Position Paper / M. Jeannerod -- Can the Self Be Considered a Cause? / J.J. Sanguineti -- The Brain: A Highly Distributed Self-Organizing System. Who Has the Initiative? / W. Singer -- Two Views of Brain Functioning / M. Raichle -- Top-Down Causation in the Brain: Promises for Cognitive Psychology and Challenges for Research / C.R. Crowell [and 3 others] -- Consciousness and the Global Neuronal Workspace Hypothesis: From Bottom-Up to Top-Down Causation and Vice Versa / G Auletta and I Colagè -- Computation, Representation and Physicalism / P. Jacob -- Overall Discussion

Sommario/riassunto

Written by an international team of leading experts in neuroscience, this book presents an overview of some of the main schools of thought as well as current research trends in neuroscience. It focuses on neural



top-down causation applied to hot topics like consciousness, emotions, the self and the will, action and behavior, neural networks, brains and society. A special feature of the book is pertinent presentations and lively discussions on the topic. The book provides the reader with invaluable information on what the latest research is in this field and will enable the reader to gain considerable amount of knowledge as well as hints for further enquiry. -- Publisher