LEADER 03551nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910462802603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a981-4412-46-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000361826 035 $a(EBL)1193443 035 $a(OCoLC)842932672 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000872853 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12430918 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000872853 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10866814 035 $a(PQKB)11532364 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1193443 035 $a(WSP)00003066 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1193443 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10700675 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL486901 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000361826 100 $a20130225d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $au||||?d ||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aBrains top down$b[electronic resource] $eis top-down causation challenging neuroscience? /$f[edited by] Gennaro Auletta, Ivan Colage, Marc Jeannerod 205 $aElectronic version 210 $aNew Jersey $cWorld Scientific$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (x, 365 pages) $cillustrations (some color) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4412-45-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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. Colage? 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 330 $aWritten 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 606 $aBrain$xPhysiology 606 $aNeurosciences 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBrain$xPhysiology. 615 0$aNeurosciences. 676 $a612.8/2 701 $aAuletta$b Gennaro$f1957-$066851 701 $aColage$b Ivan$0911601 701 $aJeannerod$b Marc$0911602 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462802603321 996 $aBrains top down$92041435 997 $aUNINA