Cognition, Computation & Consciousness

Masao Ito

ISBN 10: 0198524145 / ISBN 13: 9780198524144

Published by Oxford University Press Jul 1997, 1997

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Neuware - The topic of consciousness is truly multidisciplinary, attracting researchers and theorists from diverse backgrounds. It is now widely accepted that previously disparate areas all have contributions to make to the understanding of the nature of consciousness. Thus, we now have computationalscientists, neuroscientists, and philosophers all engaged in the same effort. This book illustrates these three approaches, with chapters provided by some of the most important and provocative figures in the field. The first section is concerned with philosophical approaches to consciousness. Oneof the fundamental issues here is that of subjective feeling or qualia. The second section focuses on approaches from cognitive neuroscience. Patients with different types of neurological problems, and new imaging techniques, provide rich sources of data for studying how consciousness relates tobrain function. The third section includes computational approaches looking at the quantitative relationship between brain processes and conscious experience. Cognition, Computation, and Consciousness represents a uniquely integrated and current account of this most fascinating and intractablesubject.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cognition, Computation & Consciousness
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Jul 1997
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198524145
• ISBN 13: 9780198524144
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 242W x 163H x 20D millimeters 242 millimeters width by 163 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 567 grams

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Synopsis

The topic of consciousness is truly multidisciplinary, attracting researchers and theorists from diverse backgrounds. It is now widely accepted that previously disparate areas all have contributions to make to the understanding of the nature of consciousness. Thus, we now have computational scientists, neuroscientists, and philosophers all engaged in the same effort. This book illustrates these three approaches, with chapters provided by some of the most important and provocative figures in the field. The first section is concerned with philosophical approaches to consciousness. One of the fundamental issues here is that of subjective feeling or qualia. The second section focuses on approaches from cognitive neuroscience. Patients with different types of neurological problems, and new imaging techniques, provide rich sources of data for studying how consciousness relates to brain function. The third section includes computational approaches looking at the quantitative relationship between brain processes and conscious experience. Cognition, Computation, and Consciousness represents a uniquely integrated and current account of this most fascinating and intractable subject.

About the Author

Masao Ito is a Director-General, Frontier Research Program at RIKEN Institute of Physical and Chemical Research. Yasushi Miyashita is at the Department of Physiology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Toyko. Edmund T. Rolls is at the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University.