The Sentient Cell

Author : Arthur S. Reber,Frantisek Baluska,William Miller
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780198873211

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The Sentient Cell by Arthur S. Reber,Frantisek Baluska,William Miller Pdf

All species, extant and extinct, from the simplest unicellular prokaryotes to humans, have an existential consciousness. Without sentience, the first cells that emerged some 4 billion years ago would have been evolutionary dead-ends, unable to survive in the chaotic, dangerous environment in which life first appeared and evolved. In this book, Arthur Reber's theory, the Cellular Basis of Consciousness (CBC), is outlined and distinguished from those models that argue that minds could be instantiated on artificial entities and those that maintain consciousness requires a nervous system. The CBC framework takes a novel approach to classic topics such as the origin-of-life, philosophy of mind, the role of genes, the impact of cognition, and how biological information is processed by all species. It also calls for a rethinking of a variety of issues including the moral implications of the sentient capacities of all species, how welfare concerns need to be expanded beyond where they currently are, and critically, how all life is intertwined in a coordinated cognitive ecology. The Sentient Cell explores this revolutionary model, which updates the standard neo-Darwinian framework within which current approaches operate and examines the underlying biomolecular features that are the likely candidates for the "invention" of consciousness and outline their role in cellular life.

Author : Arthur S. Reber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : SCIENCE
ISBN : 0190854189

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The First Minds by Arthur S. Reber Pdf

This work presents a novel theory of the origins of mind and consciousness dubbed the Cellular Basis of Consciousness (CBC). It argues that sentience emerged with life itself. The most primitive unicellular species of bacteria are conscious, though it is a sentience of a primitive kind. They have minds, though they are tiny and limited in scope. Hints that cells might be conscious can be found in the writings of a few cell biologists but a fully developed theory has never been put forward before.

Author : Lewis Thomas
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1978-02-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781101667057

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The Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas Pdf

Elegant, suggestive, and clarifying, Lewis Thomas's profoundly humane vision explores the world around us and examines the complex interdependence of all things. Extending beyond the usual limitations of biological science and into a vast and wondrous world of hidden relationships, this provocative book explores in personal, poetic essays to topics such as computers, germs, language, music, death, insects, and medicine. Lewis Thomas writes, "Once you have become permanently startled, as I am, by the realization that we are a social species, you tend to keep an eye out for the pieces of evidence that this is, by and large, good for us."

Author : Thomas R. Verny
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781643138008

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The Embodied Mind by Thomas R. Verny Pdf

As groundbreaking synthesis that promises to shift our understanding of the mind-brain connection and its relationship with our bodies. We understand the workings of the human body as a series of interdependent physiological relationships: muscle interacts with bone as the heart responds to hormones secreted by the brain, all the way down to the inner workings of every cell. To make an organism function, no one component can work alone. In light of this, why is it that the accepted understanding that the physical phenomenon of the mind is attributed only to the brain? In The Embodied Mind, internationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. Thomas R. Verny sets out to redefine our concept of the mind and consciousness. He brilliantly compiles new research that points to the mind’s ties to every part of the body. The Embodied Mind collects disparate findings in physiology, genetics, and quantum physics in order to illustrate the mounting evidence that somatic cells, not just neural cells, store memory, inform genetic coding, and adapt to environmental changes—all behaviors that contribute to the mind and consciousness. Cellular memory, Verny shows, is not just an abstraction, but a well-documented scientific fact that will shift our understanding of memory. Verny describes single-celled organisms with no brains demonstrating memory, and points to the remarkable case of a French man who, despite having a brain just a fraction of the typical size, leads a normal life with a family and a job. The Embodied Mind shows how intelligence and consciousness—traits traditionally attributed to the brain alone—also permate our entire being. Bodily cells and tissues use the same molecular mechanisms for memory as our brain, making our mind more fluid and adaptable than we could have ever imaged.

Author : Charles Asbury Stephens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Life
ISBN : UOM:39015059878812

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Pluri-cellular Man by Charles Asbury Stephens Pdf

Author : William B. Miller, Jr.
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781612332772

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The Microcosm Within by William B. Miller, Jr. Pdf

You are not what you think you are. New research is transforming how we understand ourselves—from a singular 'self' to a vast cooperative, co-dependent and collaborative network of cellular environments and ecologies—a microcosm within. From this unique perspective, a startling revision of evolutionary theory unfurls. Sharply reasoned and certain to be controversial, The Microcosm Within takes its readers on a sweeping scientific journey that reorganizes our thinking about our biological selves, evolution, and extinction. Darwin has dominated evolution for over a century. But many issues remain puzzling—What is the origin of self-sacrifice? Does natural selection really account for evolution? Why is homosexuality commonplace in the animal kingdom? Why were the arms of Tyrannosaurus Rex so small? Why do some species go extinct yet others endure? The Microcosm Within offers intriguing and profound answers by exploring our extraordinary world of cellular consciousness, connections, and collaboration. Current research has unexpectedly revealed that all cells and microbes have elemental cognition and a previously unappreciated capacity for discrimination and awareness. From these faculties, cooperative natural genetic engineering is enabled; and it is from this starting point that biological complexity evolves. The Microcosm Within illuminates how immunological factors dominate evolution and extinction. Biology and evolutionary theory will never be the same.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Longevity
ISBN : HARVARD:HC1YPF

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Long Life by Anonim Pdf

Author : Liz Swan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400754195

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Origins of Mind by Liz Swan Pdf

The big question of how and why mindedness evolved necessitates collaborative, multidisciplinary investigation. Biosemiotics provides a new conceptual space that attracts a multitude of thinkers in the biological and cognitive sciences and the humanities who recognize continuity in the biosphere from the simplest to the most complex organisms, and who are united in the project of trying to account for even language and human consciousness in this comprehensive picture of life. The young interdiscipline of biosemiotics has so far by and large focused on codes, signs and sign processes in the microworld—a fact that reflects the field’s strong representation in microbiology and embryology. What philosophers of mind and cognitive scientists can contribute to the growing interdiscipline are insights into how the biosemiotic weltanschauung applies to complex organisms like humans where such signs and sign processes constitute human society and culture.

Author : David J. Aidley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998-09-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521574218

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The Physiology of Excitable Cells by David J. Aidley Pdf

The fourth edition of this highly successful text has been extensively revised and restructured to take account of the many recent advances in the subject and bring it right up to date. The classic observations of recent years can now be interpreted with the powerful new techniques of molecular biology. Consequently there is much new material throughout the book, including many new illustrations and extensive references to recent work. Its essential philosophy remains the same, though: fundamental concepts are clearly explained, and key experiments are examined in some detail. This textbook will be used by students of physiology, neuroscience, cell biology and biophysics. Specializing undergraduates and graduates as well as lecturers and researchers will find the text thorough and clearly written.

Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0192860925

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The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins Pdf

Science need not be dull and bogged down by jargon, as Richard Dawkins proves in this entertaining look at evolution. The themes he takes up are the concepts of altruistic and selfish behaviour; the genetical definition of selfish interest; the evolution of aggressive behaviour; kinshiptheory; sex ratio theory; reciprocal altruism; deceit; and the natural selection of sex differences. 'Should be read, can be read by almost anyone. It describes with great skill a new face of the theory of evolution.' W.D. Hamilton, Science

Author : ALEXANDRE RUSHENAS
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781999443016

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THE HOLY-CELL by ALEXANDRE RUSHENAS Pdf

In his book, THE HOLY-CELL, Dr. Rushenas tells the story of an extraordinary red cell named Hemo and its human being Jimmy, within whom he lives. Both Hemo and Jimmy suddenly experience tragic events in their respective dimensional worlds, one at a cellular level and one at a human level. Unaware of the existence of each other, they must face the significant challenges that life has thrown their way and unknowingly work together to overcome them. In this multidimensional journey, while experiencing adversity, despair, joy, and compassion, they will discover the true meaning of life and their ultimate purpose. With his inventive approach, Dr. Rushenas takes you on a journey to the center of the human cellular dimension to come back with a deeper understanding and enlightenment of your human dimension and purpose. Dr. Rushenas has pursued his passion for discovering and giving a new vision of our world where every form of life have a reason to exist and where everyone has a specific purpose.

Author : David E. Presti
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231548397

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Mind Beyond Brain by David E. Presti Pdf

Among the most profound questions we confront are the nature of what and who we are as conscious beings, and how the human mind relates to the rest of what we consider reality. For millennia, philosophers, scientists, and religious thinkers have attempted answers, perhaps none more meaningful today than those offered by neuroscience and by Buddhism. The encounter between these two worldviews has spurred ongoing conversations about what science and Buddhism can teach each other about mind and reality. In Mind Beyond Brain, the neuroscientist David E. Presti, with the assistance of other distinguished researchers, explores how evidence for anomalous phenomena—such as near-death experiences, apparent memories of past lives, apparitions, experiences associated with death, and other so-called psi or paranormal phenomena, including telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition—can influence the Buddhism-science conversation. Presti describes the extensive but frequently unacknowledged history of scientific investigation into these phenomena, demonstrating its relevance to questions about consciousness and reality. The new perspectives opened up, if we are willing to take evidence of such often off-limits topics seriously, offer significant challenges to dominant explanatory paradigms and raise the prospect that we may be poised for truly revolutionary developments in the scientific investigation of mind. Mind Beyond Brain represents the next level in the science and Buddhism dialogue.

Author : Amir Husain
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781501144677

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The Sentient Machine by Amir Husain Pdf

Explores universal questions about humanity's capacity for living and thriving in the coming age of sentient machines and AI, examining debates from opposing perspectives while discussing emerging intellectual diversity and its potential role in enabling a positive life.

Author : Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Evolution
ISBN : BL:A0018101345

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Studies in General Science by Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell Pdf

Author : Helmut Wautischer
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 669 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780262232593

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Ontology of Consciousness by Helmut Wautischer Pdf

Scholars from many different disciplines examine consciousness through the lens of intellectual approaches and cultures ranging from cosmology research and cell biophysics laboratories to pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and Tibetan Tantric Buddhism in a volume that extends consciousness studies beyond the limits of current neuroscience research. The "hard problem" of today's consciousness studies is subjective experience: understanding why some brain processing is accompanied by an experienced inner life. Recent scientific advances offer insights for understanding the physiological and chemical phenomenology of consciousness. But by leaving aside the internal experiential nature of consciousness in favor of mapping neural activity, such science leaves many questions unanswered. In Ontology of Consciousness, scholars from a range of disciplines—from neurophysiology to parapsychology, from mathematics to anthropology and indigenous non-Western modes of thought—go beyond these limits of current neuroscience research to explore insights offered by other intellectual approaches to consciousness. These scholars focus their attention on such philosophical approaches to consciousness as Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, North American Indian insights, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization, and the Byzantine Empire. Some draw on artifacts and ethnographic data to make their point. Others translate cultural concepts of consciousness into modern scientific language using models and mathematical mappings. Many consider individual experiences of sentience and existence, as seen in African communalism, Hindi psychology, Zen Buddhism, Indian vibhuti phenomena, existentialism, philosophical realism, and modern psychiatry. Some reveal current views and conundrums in neurobiology to comprehend sentient intellection. Contributors Karim Akerma, Matthijs Cornelissen, Antoine Courban, Mario Crocco, Christian de Quincey, Thomas B. Fowler, Erlendur Haraldsson, David. J. Hufford, Pavel B. Ivanov, Heinz Kimmerle, Stanley Krippner, Armand J. Labbé, James Maffie, Hubert Markl, Graham Parkes, Michael Polemis, E Richard Sorenson, Mircea Steriade, Thomas Szasz, Mariela Szirko, Robert A.F. Thurman, Edith L.B. Turner, Julia Watkin, Helmut Wautischer