The Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness (Cognition Special Issues) - Softcover

Dehaene, Stanislas; Mehler, Jacques

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262541319 ISBN 13: 9780262541312

Publisher: MIT Press, 2002

Synopsis

Empirical and theoretical foundations of a cognitive neuroscience of consciousness. This book investigates the philosophical, empirical, and theoretical bases on which a cognitive neuroscience of consciousness can be founded. The research questions reviewed include: Does perception occur without awareness? Can the neural bases of perceptual awareness be visualized with brain-imaging methods? What do unilateral neglect and extinction tell us about conscious and unconscious processing? What is the contribution of brainstem nuclei to conscious states? How can we identify mental processes uniquely associated with consciousness? An introductory chapter proposes a theoretical framework for building a cognitive neuroscience of consciousness, and two concluding chapters evaluate the progress made so far.

About this title

Synopsis:

This work investigates the philosophical, empirical, and theoretical bases on which a cognitive neuroscience of consciousness can be founded. The research questions reviewed include: Does perception occur without awareness? Can the neural bases of perceptual awareness be visualized with brain-imaging methods? What do unilateral neglect and extinction tell us about conscious and unconscious processing? What is the contribution of brainstem nuclei to conscious states? How can we identify mental processes uniquely associated with consciousness? An introductory chapter proposes a theoretical framework for building a cognitive neuroscience of consciousness, and two concluding chapters evaluate the progress made so far.

About the Author:

Stanislas Dehaene is Director of Research at INSERM's Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit, Paris.

About this edition

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0262541319
• ISBN 13: 9780262541312
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 237