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1 The Story of Consciousness |
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1 | (20) |
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1.1 The Beginning of the Story |
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1 | (2) |
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1.2 Fitting into the Universe |
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3 | (2) |
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1.3 We Are the Hollow Men |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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1.5 In Praise of Revolutions |
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7 | (1) |
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1.6 Brain Science Moves Ahead |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (1) |
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1.8 The Empires of the Mind |
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12 | (4) |
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1.9 The Soul and the Brain |
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16 | (5) |
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19 | (2) |
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2 The Search for Consciousness in the Brain |
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21 | (22) |
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21 | (2) |
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2.2 The Neural Networks of the Brain |
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23 | (5) |
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2.2.1 Basic Neural Networks |
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24 | (2) |
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2.2.2 A Simple Mathematical Model of the Neural Networks of the Brain |
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26 | (1) |
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2.2.3 The Brain's Basic Components |
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27 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Still the Problem of Consciousness |
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28 | (1) |
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2.3 Consciousness and the Central Representation |
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28 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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2.3.2 Where Is Consciousness in the CR? |
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30 | (1) |
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2.4 So Where Is Consciousness in the Brain? |
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30 | (13) |
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Appendix: A Continuum Neural Field Model of the Brain |
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31 | (1) |
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A.1 Mathematics of the Simple Brain |
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31 | (4) |
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A.2 Insertion of Control Structures |
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35 | (3) |
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A.3 Results of the Program |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (4) |
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3 Attention Versus Consciousness: Fused or Independent? |
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43 | (20) |
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43 | (1) |
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3.2 The Creativity Effects: Consciousness Versus Attention |
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44 | (1) |
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3.3 A Personal Experience: The Open Window that Wasn't |
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45 | (1) |
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3.4 Creativity as Unattended Mental Simulation |
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46 | (9) |
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3.4.1 Simulation Model for Unusual Uses of a Cardboard Box |
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52 | (3) |
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3.5 The Creativity Effects and Consciousness |
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55 | (3) |
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3.6 The Creativity Effects and the Recent Paradigms on Consciousness |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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4 Current Brain Based Models of Consciousness |
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63 | (20) |
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4.1 Models of Consciousness |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (5) |
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4.2.1 The Higher Order Thought (HOT) Model |
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65 | (1) |
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4.2.2 The Working Memory (WM) Model |
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66 | (1) |
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4.2.3 The Global Workspace (GW) Model |
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66 | (1) |
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4.2.4 The Complexity Models |
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67 | (1) |
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4.2.5 The Recurrent Models |
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68 | (1) |
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4.2.6 The Neural Field Model |
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69 | (1) |
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4.2.7 The Relational Mind |
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70 | (1) |
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4.2.8 Other Models of Consciousness |
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70 | (1) |
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4.3 Criteria for the Review |
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70 | (6) |
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4.3.1 Fits to Experimental Data |
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71 | (2) |
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4.3.2 The Presence of Attention |
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73 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Providing an Explanation of Mental Diseases |
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73 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Existence of an Inner Self |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (3) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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4.4.6 Neural Field Theory |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (4) |
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80 | (3) |
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5 The Control Nature of Attention |
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83 | (12) |
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83 | (1) |
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5.2 The DAN and VAN Networks for Attention |
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84 | (4) |
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5.3 The Simplest Attention Control Architecture |
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88 | (3) |
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5.4 The Possible Sites of Short-Term Memory |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (2) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (18) |
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6.1 Extending Attention Control by CODAM |
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95 | (9) |
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6.1.1 Steps 1 and 2: Modelling Attention |
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96 | (2) |
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6.1.2 Steps 3 and 4: Extending Attention to Consciousness |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (4) |
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6.2 Overall Conclusions and the Full CODAM |
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104 | (3) |
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6.3 The Corollary Discharge Component |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (4) |
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110 | (3) |
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7 The Owner, The Inner Self and CODAM |
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113 | (10) |
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113 | (1) |
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7.2 The Existence of the Inner Self, the `I' |
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114 | (3) |
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7.3 The Relation of CODAM to Other Approaches to Consciousness |
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117 | (3) |
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7.3.1 Consciousness and Complexity |
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117 | (2) |
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7.3.2 The Global Workspace (GW) |
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119 | (1) |
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7.3.3 The Higher-Order Thought (HOT) Approach |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (3) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (18) |
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123 | (1) |
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8.2 The Nature of Self or `I' |
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124 | (3) |
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8.3 A New Approach to the Inner Self |
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127 | (1) |
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8.4 Attention, Consciousness and CODAM |
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128 | (4) |
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8.4.1 Detecting the Core Self |
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129 | (3) |
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8.5 A Final Scientific Resolution |
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132 | (4) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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8.5.5 Initial Conclusions on the Scientific Approach |
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136 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (4) |
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138 | (3) |
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9 Does the Corollary Discharger of Attention Exist? |
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141 | (22) |
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141 | (1) |
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9.2 The Corollary Discharge Data |
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142 | (14) |
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9.2.1 Criteria for a Corollary Discharge |
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142 | (2) |
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9.2.2 Looking for the Relevant Signal(s) |
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144 | (1) |
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9.2.3 Experimental Support for the Existence of an Attention Movement Signal from MEG Data |
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145 | (4) |
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149 | (3) |
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9.2.5 Explanations and Architectures |
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152 | (1) |
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9.2.6 The Attentional Blink |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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9.4 The Implications in Terms of CODAM |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (4) |
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160 | (3) |
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10 Understanding the Mental Disease of Schizophrenia |
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163 | (22) |
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163 | (5) |
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10.2 Schizophrenia Explained by CODAM? |
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168 | (4) |
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10.2.1 Prodromal Symptoms |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (2) |
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10.2.4 Disorganization Symptoms |
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172 | (1) |
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10.3 Relating CODAM to Brain Sites Involved in Schizophrenia |
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172 | (2) |
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10.4 Biochemical Underpinning |
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174 | (4) |
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10.5 Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment of Schizophrenia |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (7) |
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181 | (4) |
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11 The Escape from Life Through Meditation |
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185 | (10) |
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11.1 The Pure Consciousness Experience |
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185 | (1) |
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11.2 The Common Experience of Mystics: Meeting God |
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186 | (2) |
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11.3 The Ground Truth of Religion |
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188 | (3) |
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11.4 Explaining Pure Consciousness by CODAM |
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191 | (2) |
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11.5 What Is the Value of Pure Consciousness? |
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193 | (2) |
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194 | (1) |
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12 The Evolution of Human Consciousness |
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195 | (18) |
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195 | (1) |
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12.2 The Evolution of Mind |
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196 | (2) |
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12.3 The Evolution of Attention |
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198 | (3) |
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12.4 The Final Evolutionary Step: Consciousness |
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201 | (1) |
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12.5 Evidence from Evolution and Comparative Neurology |
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202 | (6) |
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12.5.1 The General Picture |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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12.5.4 Mammalian Attention Control |
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204 | (1) |
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12.5.5 Primate Attention Control |
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205 | (2) |
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12.5.6 The Upper Paleolithic Revolution |
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207 | (1) |
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12.6 Infant Attention Development |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (4) |
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210 | (3) |
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213 | (10) |
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13.1 We Are All Little Lambs? |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (3) |
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13.3 The Use of Internal Models |
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217 | (2) |
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13.4 Observing Reasoning by Internal Models |
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219 | (1) |
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13.5 Animal Consciousness? |
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220 | (3) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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14 Understanding Consciousness and Emotions |
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223 | (20) |
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223 | (2) |
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14.2 Basis of Value Comparisons |
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225 | (2) |
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14.3 Individual Comparisons |
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227 | (9) |
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230 | (2) |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (2) |
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14.4 Bringing the Emotions into Consciousness |
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236 | (7) |
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240 | (3) |
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15 Solving the Mind-Body Problem |
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243 | (16) |
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15.1 The Mind-Body Problem |
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243 | (1) |
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15.2 The New Knowledge Base |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (3) |
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15.4 Further Analysis of the Mind |
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249 | (1) |
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15.5 Global Principles of the Brain's Action |
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250 | (1) |
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15.6 Global Principles of the Mind's Action |
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251 | (3) |
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15.7 Ownership and Its Importance |
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254 | (2) |
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15.8 The Solution to the Mind Body Problem |
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256 | (3) |
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257 | (2) |
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16 Is There Free Will in CODAM? |
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259 | (4) |
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16.1 The Nature of Free Will |
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259 | (1) |
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16.2 Making Up One's Mind in CODAM |
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260 | (1) |
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16.3 Free Will and Morality |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (8) |
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17.1 The Story of Consciousness |
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263 | (1) |
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17.2 Consciousness Guided by CODAM? |
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264 | (1) |
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17.3 The Functional Form of Attention-Based Consciousness |
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265 | (1) |
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17.4 To Be or Not to Be Conscious? |
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266 | (1) |
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17.5 Super-Consciousness? |
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267 | (2) |
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17.6 The Future of Consciousness |
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269 | (2) |
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269 | (2) |
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