The phenomenon of consciousness has always been a central question for philosophers and scientists. Emerging in the past decade are new approaches to the understanding of consciousness in a scientific light. This book presents a series of essays by leading thinkers giving an account of the current ideas prevalent in the scientific study of consciousness. The value of the book lies in the discussion of this interesting though complex subject from different points of view ranging from physics, computer science to the cognitive sciences. Reviews of controversial ideas related to the philosophy of mind from western and eastern sources including classical Indian first person methodologies provide a breadth of coverage that has seldom been attempted in a book before. Additionally, chapters relating to the new approaches in computational modelling of higher order cognitive function and consciousness are included. The book is of great value for established as well as young researchers from a wide cross-section of interdisciplinary scientific backgrounds, aiming to pursue research in this field, as well as an informed public.
* Presents the latest developments in the scientific study of consciousness
* Critically reviews different theoretical and philosophical explanations related to the subject
* An important book for both students and researchers in designing research projects on consciousness
The phenomenon of consciousness has always been a central question for philosophers and scientists. Emerging in the past decade are new approaches to the understanding of consciousness in a scientific light. This book presents a series of essays by leading thinkers giving an account of the current ideas prevalent in the scientific study of consciousness. The value of the book lies in the discussion of this interesting though complex subject from different points of view ranging from physics and computer science to the cognitive sciences. Reviews of controversial ideas related to the philosophy of mind from western and eastern sources including classical Indian first person methodologies provide a breadth of coverage that has seldom been attempted in a book before. Additionally, chapters relating to the new approaches in computational modeling of higher order cognitive function and consciousness are included. The book is of great value for established as well as young researchers from a wide cross-section of interdisciplinary scientific backgrounds, aiming to pursue research in this field, as well as an informed public.
* Presents the latest developments in the scientific study of consciousness
* Critically reviews different theoretical and philosophical explanations related to the subject
* An important book for both students and researchers in designing research projects on consciousness
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Provides an overview of the current scientific thinking on consciousness, from physics to neurobiology.
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How to separate conceptual issues from empirical ones in the study of consciousness |
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The disunity of consciousness |
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Consciousness: the radical plasticity thesis |
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A higher order Bayesian decision theory of consciousness |
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Subjective measures of unconscious knowledge |
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Interdependence of attention and consciousness |
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Computational studies of consciousness |
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Identification of neuroanatomical substrates of set-shifting ability: evidence from patients with focal brain lesions |
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The emergency of mind and brain: an evolutionary, computational, and philosophical approach |
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Dynamic geometry, brain function modeling, and consciousness |
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Understanding the mind of a worm: hierarchical network structure underlying nervous system function in C. elegans |
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A simple Hopfield-like cellular network model of plant intelligence |
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Retinomorphic image processing |
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Modeling the sub-cellular signaling pathways involved in reinforcement learning at the striatum |
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Rhythmic structure of Hindi and English: new insights from a computational analysis |
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Empirical perspectives from the self-model theory of subjectivity: a brief summary with examples |
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Vipassana: the Buddha's tool to probe mind and body |
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Buddha and the bridging relations |
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Dr. Rahul Banerjee is the Director of the LNM Institute of Information Technology (LNM IIT), Jaipur where he is also a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering. He holds a PhD in Computer Science & Engineering in the area of Hybrid Intelligent Systems. His research and teaching interests lie in the areas of Computer Networking (Protocol engineering, QoS, Routing, Mobility, Vehicular Networking), Wearable Computing (involving non-invasive sensing, on-body computing, BAN based routing) and Ubiquitous Computing (including Internet of Things / Cyber-Physical Systems and Ambient Intelligence).
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