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Mind from Body: Experience from neural structure - Hardcover

Tucker, Don M.

 
9780195316988: Mind from Body: Experience from neural structure

Synopsis

The neural structures of the brain exist to construct information. They do this by creating concepts that relate internal, personal need to external, environmental reality. Meaning is formed in the brain by neural network patterns that traverse these two structures of experience: the visceral nervous system (representing personal need) and the somatic nervous system (interfacing with external reality). How exactly does the brain get from constructing information to creating meaning, and what can this process tell us about the nature of experience? This book addresses both of these questions, making an important contribution to both neuroscience and philosophy.

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About the Author

Don M. Tucker is the CEO and Chief Scientist at Electrical Geodesics, Inc. He is Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of the NeuroInformatics Institute at the University of Oregon. His research examines self-regulatory mechanisms of the human brain.

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