The Single-Neuron Theory: Closing in on the Neural Correlate of Consciousness
The Single-Neuron Theory: Closing in on the Neural Correlate of Consciousness
Palgrave McMillan | Neuropsychology | Aug 12 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319337076 | 299 pages | pdf | 9.24 mb
Palgrave McMillan | Neuropsychology | Aug 12 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319337076 | 299 pages | pdf | 9.24 mb
Authors: Sevush, Steven
Revolutionizes our conception of who and what we are
Develops a provocative new theory about how conscious behavior is produced
Proposes that conscious experience happens not at the whole brain level but at the level of individual nerve cells
This book presents an engaging account of a provocative new theory which explores how our brain generates conscious experience and where this occurs. It suggests that conscious experience happens not at the whole brain level but at the level of individual nerve cells. The notion that the brain as a whole is sentient is an illusion created by the exquisite organization of the individually conscious neurons. Despite appearances to the contrary, conscious behavior that seems to be the product of a single macroscopic mind is actually the integrated output of a chorus of microscopic minds, each associated with an individual neuron. The result is a theory that revolutionizes our conception of who and what we are.
Number of Illustrations and Tables
51 b/w illustrations
Topics
Neuropsychology
Personality and Social Psychology
Self and Identity
Cognitive Psychology
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