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Sizing up consciousness : towards an objective measure of the capacity for experience /

This book explores how we can measure consciousness. It clarifies what consciousness is, how it can be generated from a physical system, and how it can be measured. It also shows how conscious states can be expressed mathematically and how precise predictions can be made using data from neurophysiol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Massimini, Marcello, Tononi, Giulio (Author)
Other Authors: Anderson, Frances (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Consciousness.
Experience.
Neurophysiology.
Brain > Mathematical models.
Information theory.
Consciousness > physiology
Brain > physiology
Brain Mapping
Neurophysiology > methods
Consciousness
Neurophysiology
Information Theory
Conscience.
Expérience.
Neurophysiologie.
Théorie de l'information.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE > Cognitive Science.
Information theory
Experience
Brain > Mathematical models
Brain
Conscience
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book explores how we can measure consciousness. It clarifies what consciousness is, how it can be generated from a physical system, and how it can be measured. It also shows how conscious states can be expressed mathematically and how precise predictions can be made using data from neurophysiological studies.
Item Description:Originally published in Italian as: Nulla di più grande. Baldini e Castoldi, 2013.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191841828
019184182X
9780191044106
0191044105