"In A Universe of Consciousness, Edelman and Tononi present an empirically supported full-scale theory of consciousness. The theory provides a scientific understanding of the most general and fundamental properties of consciousness - the private and unitary nature of experience …
Philosophers have largely abandoned the claim that the special sciences will ultimately reduce to microphysics in favour of the view that the special sciences trade in functional explanations. However, a careful examination of scientific practice reveals that the explanatory str…
Dans ce livre, l'auteur invite le lecteur dans son laboratoire où des expériences visualisent l'inconscient et démontent les bases biologiques de la conscience. Grâce à l'imagerie cérébrale et même à des électrodes introduites dans la profondeur du cortex, nous commençons enfin …
La 4e de couverture rapporte : "This book aims to depict a wide landscape by reviewing some of the most important scientific and philosophical theories concerning the nature of mind and consciousness. Current theories on the mind-body problem and the neural correlates of conscio…
This book aims to depict a wide landscape by reviewing some of the most important scientific and philosophical theories concerning the nature of mind and consciousness. Current theories on the mind-body problem and the neural correlates of consciousness are presented through a s…
"Organized by the Mind and Life Institute, this discussion addresses some of the most troublesome questions that have driven a wedge between Western science and religion. Where Buddhism Meets Neuroscience resulted from meetings of the Dalai Lama and a group of eminent neuroscien…
Where Buddhism meets neuroscience: conversations with the Dalai Lama on the spiritua…
by Damasio, Antonio R., Churchland, Patricia Smith, Hobson, J. Allan, Squire, Larry R., Judd, Lewis L., Mind & Life Institute, Bstan-Êℓdzin-rgya-mtsho,, Dalai Lama XIV
fromCore teachings of the Dalai Lama
"Organized by the Mind and Life Institute, this discussion addresses some of the most troublesome questions that have driven a wedge between Western science and religion. Where Buddhism Meets Neuroscience resulted from meetings of the Dalai Lama and a group of eminent neuroscien…
Where Buddhism meets neuroscience: conversations with the Dalai Lama on the spiritua…
by Damasio, Antonio R., Churchland, Patricia Smith, Hobson, J. Allan, Squire, Larry R., Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho,, Dalai Lama XIV, Judd, Lewis L., Mind & Life Institute
fromCore teachings of the Dalai Lama
"Organized by the Mind and Life Institute, this discussion addresses some of the most troublesome questions that have driven a wedge between Western science and religion. Where Buddhism Meets Neuroscience resulted from meetings of the Dalai Lama and a group of eminent neuroscien…
"The brain sometimes seems like a physical embodiment of the soul--a mysterious seat of our personality, intellect, and emotions. The roots of this notion run deep in our culture: From ancient philosophical concepts to modern psychological analysis, we've been idealizing the bra…
"A pioneering neuroscientist argues that we are more than our brains To many, the brain is the seat of personal identity and autonomy. But the way we talk about the brain is often rooted more in mystical conceptions of the soul than in scientific fact. This blinds us to the phys…
"The brain sometimes seems like a physical embodiment of the soul--a mysterious seat of our personality, intellect, and emotions. The roots of this notion run deep in our culture: From ancient philosophical concepts to modern psychological analysis, we've been idealizing the bra…