This volume is the result of the third Appalachian Conference on Behavioral Neurodynamics which focused on the problem of scale in conscious experience. Set against the philosophical view of "eliminative materialism, " the purpose of this conference was to facilitate communication among investigators who approach the study of consciousness and conscious phenomena from a variety of analytical levels. One speculative outcome of the conference is that the columnar arrangement within primary sensory cortices may provide the local isolation necessary for nonlocal interactions to occur. In addition, the relationship between unit activity and field potentials within a circumscribed region of cortex may provide the other enigmatic aspect of neurophysiological nonlocality, namely, the common context in the macro scale. So instead of a problem looking for a solution, scale becomes a solution to a problem. Only further research will determine the utility of the ideas expressed here.
Joseph S. King & Karl H. Pribram
Scale in Conscious Experience [PDF ebook]
Is the Brain Too Important To Be Left To Specialists To Study?
Scale in Conscious Experience [PDF ebook]
Is the Brain Too Important To Be Left To Specialists To Study?
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 464 ● ISBN 9781134995899 ● Editor Joseph S. King & Karl H. Pribram ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2864154 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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