Embodiment and the inner life : cognition and consciousness in the space of possible minds /

To understand the mind and its place in nature is one of the great intellectual challenges of our time, a challenge that is both scientific and philosophical. How does cognition influence an animal's behaviour? What are its neural underpinnings? How is the inner life of a human being constitute...

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Main Author:	Shanahan, Murray (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Cognition. Consciousness. Memory. Learning. Human information processing. Psychophysiology. Learning Mental Processes Psychophysiology Psychological Phenomena and Processes. Psychiatry and Psychology. Cognition Consciousness Memory Conscience. Apprentissage. Traitement de l'information chez l'être humain. Psychophysiologie. Mémoire. cognition. memory (psychological concept) Human information processing Social Sciences. Psychology. Electronic books.
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Summary:	To understand the mind and its place in nature is one of the great intellectual challenges of our time, a challenge that is both scientific and philosophical. How does cognition influence an animal's behaviour? What are its neural underpinnings? How is the inner life of a human being constituted? This book approaches these questions.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 218 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-209) and index.
ISBN:	9780191696220 0191696226