Characterizing Consciousness: From Cognition to the Clinic?

Stanislas Dehaene, Yves Christen (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

XII, 202 Seiten

2016 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2011
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-52041-3 (ISBN)

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Characterizing Consciousness presents testable theoretical models of consciousness, and discusses how our understanding of the role consciousness plays in our cognitive processes.

Fifteen of the foremost scientists in this field presented testable theoretical models of consciousness and discussed how our understanding of the role that consciousness plays in our cognitive processes is being refined with some surprising results.

Preface.- Missing Links in the Evolution of Language.- Consciousness as a Decision to Engage.- Thinking about Brain and Consciousness.- The Global Neuronal Workspace Model of Conscious Access: From Neuronal Architectures to Clinical Applications.- Disorders of Consciousness; What Do We Know?- When Thoughts Become Actions: Imaging Disorders of Consciousness.- Rhythmic Neuronal Synchronization Subserves Selective Attentional Processing.- Studying Consciousness Using Direct Recording from Single Neurons in Humans.- Intrinsic Activity and Consciousness.- Beyond Libet: Long-term Prediction of Free Choices from Neuroimaging Signals.- Subliminal Motivation of the Human Brain.- From Conscious Motor Intention to Movement Awareness.- Subject Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	16.06.2016
Reihe/Serie	Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences
Zusatzinfo	XII, 202 p. 31 illus., 20 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	338 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
Schlagworte	evolution of language • intrinsic activity • motor intention • movement awareness • neuroimaging signals • neuronal architectures • neuronal synchronization • selective attentional processing
ISBN-10	3-662-52041-9 / 3662520419
ISBN-13	978-3-662-52041-3 / 9783662520413
Zustand	Neuware