Minds Causes And Mechanisms

Author : National Academy of Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Sandra Ackerman
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309045292

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Discovering the Brain by National Academy of Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Sandra Ackerman Pdf

The brain ... There is no other part of the human anatomy that is so intriguing. How does it develop and function and why does it sometimes, tragically, degenerate? The answers are complex. In Discovering the Brain, science writer Sandra Ackerman cuts through the complexity to bring this vital topic to the public. The 1990s were declared the "Decade of the Brain" by former President Bush, and the neuroscience community responded with a host of new investigations and conferences. Discovering the Brain is based on the Institute of Medicine conference, Decade of the Brain: Frontiers in Neuroscience and Brain Research. Discovering the Brain is a "field guide" to the brainâ€"an easy-to-read discussion of the brain's physical structure and where functions such as language and music appreciation lie. Ackerman examines: How electrical and chemical signals are conveyed in the brain. The mechanisms by which we see, hear, think, and pay attentionâ€"and how a "gut feeling" actually originates in the brain. Learning and memory retention, including parallels to computer memory and what they might tell us about our own mental capacity. Development of the brain throughout the life span, with a look at the aging brain. Ackerman provides an enlightening chapter on the connection between the brain's physical condition and various mental disorders and notes what progress can realistically be made toward the prevention and treatment of stroke and other ailments. Finally, she explores the potential for major advances during the "Decade of the Brain," with a look at medical imaging techniquesâ€"what various technologies can and cannot tell usâ€"and how the public and private sectors can contribute to continued advances in neuroscience. This highly readable volume will provide the public and policymakersâ€"and many scientists as wellâ€"with a helpful guide to understanding the many discoveries that are sure to be announced throughout the "Decade of the Brain."

Author : Josep E. Corbí,Josep L. Prades
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2000-02-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0631218025

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Minds, Causes and Mechanisms by Josep E. Corbí,Josep L. Prades Pdf

Minds, Causes, and Mechanisms questions the internal consistency of causal physicalism, and vindicates a novel approach to mental causation.

Author : Bernd Lindemann
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781845407742

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Mechanisms in World and Mind by Bernd Lindemann Pdf

The topic of the reduction of mental processes to biophysical mechanisms touches at the core of the mind–body problem, a puzzle in the philosophy of mind since the days of Descartes. This book is about philosophical aspects of neuroscience, centred on perspective dualism. The topic unfolds in the discussion of mechanisms in world and mind. Neuronal mechanisms of differing complexity are described in a general way. It is shown how models of such mechanisms may be classified and assigned to levels of systems theory. Reduction strategies are applied to processes of life, mind, and consciousness. The aim is physicalistic, to explore if and how the mental may be understood in terms of biophysics and its mechanisms.

Author : Charles T. Wolfe,Paolo Pecere,Antonio Clericuzio
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783031070365

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Mechanism, Life and Mind in Modern Natural Philosophy by Charles T. Wolfe,Paolo Pecere,Antonio Clericuzio Pdf

This volume emphasizes the diversity and fruitfulness of early modern mechanism as a program, as a concept, as a model. Mechanistic study of the living body but also of the mind and mental processes are examined in careful historical focus, dealing with figures ranging from the first-rank (Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza, Cudworth, Gassendi, Locke, Leibniz, Kant) to less well-known individuals (Scaliger, Martini) or prominent natural philosophers who have been neglected in recent years (Willis, Steno, etc.). The volume moves from early modern medicine and physiology to late Enlightenment and even early 19th-century psychology, always maintaining a conceptual focus. It is a contribution to a newly active field in the history and philosophy of early modern life science. It is of interest to scholars studying the history of medicine and the development of mechanistic theories.

Author : Rebecca Saxe,Simon Baron-Cohen
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-09
Category : Neurosciences
ISBN : 1138877689

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Theory of Mind by Rebecca Saxe,Simon Baron-Cohen Pdf

The articles in this special issue use a wide range of techniques and subject populations to address fundamental questions about the cognitive and neural structure of theory of mind.

Author : Paul Bousfield,W.R. Bousfield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317443797

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The Mind and its Mechanism by Paul Bousfield,W.R. Bousfield Pdf

First published in 1927, the original blurb reads: "Scientists are beginning to believe there is some immaterial thing which performs certain functions that the material mechanism of the brain is powerless to perform. It is the purpose of this book to explain what that immaterial thing is and how it functions. The Mind and Its Mechanism deals with a theory that may conceivably influence the study of psychology, and will interest not only psychologists, but physiologists, physicists and biologists." Now back in print, this title can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.

Author : Drew V. McDermott
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Computers
ISBN : 026213392X

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Mind and Mechanism by Drew V. McDermott Pdf

An exploration of the mind-body problem from the perspective of artificial intelligence.

Author : Bessel A. Van der Kolk
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780143127741

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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. Van der Kolk Pdf

Originally published by Viking Penguin, 2014.

Author : Howard Burton
Publisher : Open Agenda Publishing
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781771701211

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In Search of a Mechanism: From the Brain to the Mind by Howard Burton Pdf

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Chris Frith, Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at University College London and Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London. After an interesting exploration of how Chris Frith became interested in the study of schizophrenia, this detailed conversation examines topics such how our understanding of schizophrenia has evolved, the role of dopamine, how the brain works, the brain’s predicting role, the phantom limb phenomenon, how the brain and mind link up, how culture affects the brain and much more. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Eyes on the Prize, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: I. Becoming a Psychologist - From “min and crys” to schizophrenia II. Probing Agency - Predictions, tickling and dopamine III. The Active Brain - The principal actor in the theatre of experience IV. Ideal Bayesian Operators - How our brains trump our minds V. In Search of a Mechanism - How to connect the subpersonal with the personal VI. Humanistic Hubris - Dancing bees, stripping pine cones and The Royal Society VII. Free Will - And what it means VIII. The Very Big Picture - Towards a grand unified theory of psychology? IX. Final Thoughts - Schizophrenia treatment and open questions About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series: This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website (https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/).

Author : Parag Jasani
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781644299463

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Mechanisms of the Mind by Parag Jasani Pdf

Mechanisms of the Mind is the ONLY BOOK available that reveals what goes on in your mind when you think, set goals, make decisions, etc. and how subconscious & unconscious thoughts & processes influence you, all of which are explained using common sense logic. It is a result of research done by author Parag Jasani, who has developed Dichotomized Operating System Model, a model that explains how the mind develops and works in the brain. It is the first ever causal account of the human mind and is based on the process of natural selection proposed by Charles Darwin in the year 1859. Besides explaining mechanisms underlying diverse mind phenomena like thinking, sensations, perception, awareness, attention, multitasking, instincts, etc., the model solves millennia old mysteries like consciousness, free will, subjective experience, the self, etc. by revealing their underlying mechanisms using a single set of functional components on a single platform. In particular, the model shows how a simple mechanism - so simple, it can be easily understood by an 8-year-old - offers brain the capability of making 'its own' decisions, when no other mechanism in the world can. It also shows how your thoughts, actions, personality and behaviour are controlled by something that you cannot hold in your hands, has no physical dimensions, does not weigh anything, has no smell and is not visible. The book is full of cause-and-effect mechanisms which are explained in a step-by-step manner, thereby simplifying the workings of the human brain - the most complex structure known to the mankind - to the level that can be understood by anyone who is prepared to make the necessary effort. No prior knowledge of any subject is required to understand it. It is your first chance to comprehensively understand how your mind works - a new way to introspect. Book preview & updates: mechanismsofthemind.com

Author : Malcolm I. Hale
Publisher : Hale-Van Ruth
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UOM:39015055878386

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Mechanisms of the Mind by Malcolm I. Hale Pdf

Author : Edward de Bono
Publisher : Random House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781473527577

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The Mechanism of Mind by Edward de Bono Pdf

The Mechanism of Mind presents Edward de Bono’s original theories on how the brain functions, processes information and organises it. It explains why the brain, the ’mechanism’, can only work in certain ways and introduces the four basic types of thinking that have gone on to inform his life’s work, namely ‘natural thinking’, ‘logical thinking’,’ mathematical thinking’ and ‘lateral thinking’. De Bono also outlines his argument for introducing the word ‘PO’ as an alternative to the word ‘NO’ when putting lateral thinking into practice. Drawing on colourful visual imagery to help explain his theories and thought-processes, from light bulbs and sugar cubes to photography and water erosion, The Mechanism of Mind remains as fascinating and as insightful as it was when it was first published in 1969. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to gain a greater understanding of how the mind works and organises information – and how Edward de Bono came to develop his creative thinking tools.

Author : Harold Pashler
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 897 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781412950572

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Encyclopedia of the Mind by Harold Pashler Pdf

It's hard to conceive of a topic of more broad and personal interest than the study of the mind. In addition to its traditional investigation by the disciplines of psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience, the mind has also been a focus of study in the fields of philosophy, economics, anthropology, linguistics, computer science, molecular biology, education, and literature. In all these approaches, there is an almost universal fascination with how the mind works and how it affects our lives and our behavior. Studies of the mind and brain have crossed many exciting thresholds in recent years, and the study of mind now represents a thoroughly cross-disciplinary effort. Researchers from a wide range of disciplines seek answers to such questions as: What is mind? How does it operate? What is consciousness? This encyclopedia brings together scholars from the entire range of mind-related academic disciplines from across the arts and humanities, social sciences, life sciences, and computer science and engineering to explore the multidimensional nature of the human mind.

Author : Charles C. Hennell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000592444

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An Inquiry concerning the Origin of Christianity ... To which is added Christian Theism ... Third (people's) edition of both works by Charles C. Hennell Pdf

Author : Robert J. Sternberg,Jean E. Pretz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780521827447

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Cognition and Intelligence by Robert J. Sternberg,Jean E. Pretz Pdf

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