Models of Brain and Mind: Physical, Computational and Psychological ApproachesRahul Banerjee, Bikas K. Chakrabarti Elsevier, 2008 M02 14 - 350 pages The phenomenon of consciousness has always been a central question for philosophers and scientists. Emerging in the past decade are new approaches to the understanding of consciousness in a scientific light. This book presents a series of essays by leading thinkers giving an account of the current ideas prevalent in the scientific study of consciousness. The value of the book lies in the discussion of this interesting though complex subject from different points of view ranging from physics and computer science to the cognitive sciences. Reviews of controversial ideas related to the philosophy of mind from western and eastern sources including classical Indian first person methodologies provide a breadth of coverage that has seldom been attempted in a book before. Additionally, chapters relating to the new approaches in computational modeling of higher order cognitive function and consciousness are included. The book is of great value for established as well as young researchers from a wide cross-section of interdisciplinary scientific backgrounds, aiming to pursue research in this field, as well as an informed public.
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Contents
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Chapter 4 A higher order Bayesian decision theory of consciousness | 35 |
Chapter 5 Subjective measures of unconscious knowledge | 49 |
Chapter 6 Interdependence of attention and consciousness | 65 |
Chapter 7 Computational studies of consciousness | 77 |
evidence from patients with focal brain lesions | 95 |
Chapter 13 Neural network modeling | 155 |
Chapter 14 A simple Hopfieldlike cellular network model of plant intelligence | 169 |
Chapter 15 Retinomorphic image processing | 175 |
Chapter 16 Modeling the subcellular signaling pathways involved in reinforcement learning at the striatum | 193 |
new insights from a computational analysis | 207 |
a brief summary with examples | 215 |
the Buddhas tool to probe mind and body | 247 |
Chapter 20 Buddha and the bridging relations | 255 |
Chapter 9 Thinking is believing | 105 |
an evolutionary computational and philosophical approach | 115 |
Chapter 11 Dynamic geometry brain function modeling and consciousness | 133 |
hierarchical network structure underlying nervous system function in C elegans | 145 |
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Color Plate Section | 267 |
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Progress in Brain Research, Volume 168 Rahul Banerjee,Bikas K. Chakrabarti No preview available - 2008 |
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