A system architecture approach to the brain
Subtitle: from neurons to consciousness
By: L. Andrew Coward
Publisher: Nova Biomedical Books; Brand: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.; Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9781604565225
Subjects: Mind-brain identity theory; Brain; Electromechanical analogies; System theory
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Scientific theories of subjective human experience; title: Operationally complex systems; title: The recommendation architecture; title: Attention management; title: Electronic versions of the recommendation architecture; title: Comparison with other approaches; title: Neurophysiological evidence for the recommendation architecture; title: The recommendation architecture cognitive model; title: Semantic and episodic memory; title: Procedural memory, priming, and working memory; title: Arithmetic processing; title: The nature of human consciousness; title: Future directions.