The unity of consciousness
Subtitle: binding, integration, and dissociation
By: edited by Axel Cleeremans
Contributors: Cleeremans, Axel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Consciousness
Description: "Consciousness has many elements, from sensory experiences such as vision, audition, and bodily sensation, to nonsensory aspects such as volition, emotion, memory, and thought. The apparent unity of these elements is striking; all are presented to us as experiences of a single subject, and all seem to be contained within a unified field of experience. But this apparent unity raises many questions. How do diverse systems in the brain co-operate to produce a unified experience? Are there conditions under which this unity breaks down? Is conscious experience really unified at all?" "In recent years, these questions have been addressed by researchers in many fields, including neurophysiologists and computational modellers, neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, and philosophy. With chapters from some of the leading thinkers on consciousness, this is a book that attempts to answer some of the big questions."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index