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The Brain's Representational Power: On Consciousness and the Integration of Modalities
Cyriel M. A. Pennartz
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A neuroscientifically informed theory arguing that the core of qualitative conscious experience arises from the integration of sensory and cognitive modalities. Although science has made considerable progress in discovering the neural basis of cognitive processes, how consciousness arises remains elusive. In this book, Cyriel Pennartz analyzes which aspects of conscious experience can be peeled away to access its core: the hardest aspect, the relationship between brain processes and the subjective, qualitative nature of consciousness. Pennartz traces the problem back to its historical roots in the foundations of neuroscience and connects early ideas on sensory processing ... Read more
A neuroscientifically informed theory arguing that the core of qualitative conscious experience arises from the integration of sensory and cognitive modalities. Although science has made considerable progress in discovering the neural basis of cognitive processes, how consciousness arises remains elusive. In this book, Cyriel Pennartz analyzes which aspects of conscious experience can be peeled away to access its core: the hardest aspect, the relationship between brain processes and the subjective, qualitative nature of consciousness. Pennartz traces the problem back to its historical roots in the foundations of neuroscience and connects early ideas on sensory processing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
843g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780262029315
SKU
V9780262029315
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About Cyriel M. A. Pennartz
Cyriel M. A. Pennartz is Professor and Chair of the Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group at the University of Amsterdam.
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