Chris (University College London, UK) Frith,
C Frith
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2007
9781405136945
Making up the Mind – How the Brain Creates Our Mental World
How the Brain Creates Our Mental World
Specificaties
Gebonden, 248 blz.
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Engels
John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9781405136945
Rubricering
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 16 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Written by one of the world s leading neuroscientists,
Making Up the Mind is the first accessible account of experimental studies showing how the brain creates our mental world.
Uses evidence from brain imaging, psychological experiments and studies of patients to explore the relationship between the mind and the brain
Demonstrates that our knowledge of both the mental and physical comes to us through models created by our brain
Shows how the brain makes communication of ideas from one mind to another possible
Specificaties
Inhoudsopgave
Prologue: Real scientists don t study the mind.
<p>Part I: Seeing through the brain s illusions:.</p>
<p>1. Clues from a damaged brain.</p>
<p>2. What a normal brain tells us about the world.</p>
<p>3. What the brain tells us about our bodies.</p>
<p>Part II: How the brain does it:.</p>
<p>4. Getting ahead by prediction.</p>
<p>5. Our perception of the world is a fantasy that coincides with reality.</p>
<p>6. How brains model minds.</p>
<p>Part III: Culture and the brain:.</p>
<p>7. Sharing minds How the brain creates culture.</p>
<p>Epilogue: Me and my Brain.</p>
<p>References/Further Reading</p>
<p>Part I: Seeing through the brain s illusions:.</p>
<p>1. Clues from a damaged brain.</p>
<p>2. What a normal brain tells us about the world.</p>
<p>3. What the brain tells us about our bodies.</p>
<p>Part II: How the brain does it:.</p>
<p>4. Getting ahead by prediction.</p>
<p>5. Our perception of the world is a fantasy that coincides with reality.</p>
<p>6. How brains model minds.</p>
<p>Part III: Culture and the brain:.</p>
<p>7. Sharing minds How the brain creates culture.</p>
<p>Epilogue: Me and my Brain.</p>
<p>References/Further Reading</p>