Characterizing consciousness : from cognition to the clinic?

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Characterizing consciousness : from cognition to the clinic?

Stanislas Dehaene, Yves Christen, editors

(Research and perspectives in neurosciences)

Springer, c2011

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Fifteen of the foremost scientists in this field presented testable theoretical models of consciousness and discussed how our understanding of the role that consciousness plays in our cognitive processes is being refined with some surprising results.

Table of Contents

  • Preface.- Missing Links in the Evolution of Language.- Consciousness as a Decision to Engage.- Thinking about Brain and Consciousness.- The Global Neuronal Workspace Model of Conscious Access: From Neuronal Architectures to Clinical Applications.- Disorders of Consciousness
  • What Do We Know?- When Thoughts Become Actions: Imaging Disorders of Consciousness.- Rhythmic Neuronal Synchronization Subserves Selective Attentional Processing.- Studying Consciousness Using Direct Recording from Single Neurons in Humans.- Intrinsic Activity and Consciousness.- Beyond Libet: Long-term Prediction of Free Choices from Neuroimaging Signals.- Subliminal Motivation of the Human Brain.- From Conscious Motor Intention to Movement Awareness.- Subject Index

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  • NCID
    BC09220682
  • ISBN
    • 9783642180149
  • LCCN
    2011929691
  • Country Code
    gw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Heidelberg
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 202 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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