The primodial emotions : the dawning of consciousness
Denton, Derek AAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2005.
Presenting an accessible look at the evolution of consciousness this title traces its origins back to early man's primordial emotions - those elicited from basic needs such as hunger and thirst.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Presenting an accessible look at the evolution of consciousness this title traces its origins back to early man's primordial emotions - those elicited from basic needs such as hunger and thirst.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The definition of consciousness, and self-awareness -- What some distinguished scientists have proposed on the nature of consciousness : John Searle, Homer Smith, Vernon Mountcastle, and Roger Sperry -- Consciousness in animals -- The appetite for salt and the mind : intention in salt mining elephants -- Phylogeny, and the emergence of primary consciousness : Edelman's theory -- An interoceptor driven theory of origin of primary consciousness -- The physiology of the primordial emotion of thirst -- The neuroimaging of thirst by positron emission tomography -- Neuroimaging of other primordial emotions, and also the second level distance receptor evoked emotions -- Anatomical structure and physiological functions subserving higher order consciousness -- The biology of emotion.
Emotions
Consciousness
Mind and body
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Biochemical Phenomena
Behavior
Biological Science Disciplines
Psychophysiology
Metabolic Phenomena
Motivation
Cognition
Chemical Phenomena
Mental Processes
Natural Science Disciplines
Psychology
Occupations
Instinct
Physiology
Emotions
Consciousness
Behavior, Animal
Brain Chemistry
Psychiatry
Health & Biological Sciences
Psychotherapy