I of the Vortex From Neurons to Self

Name: I of the Vortex From Neurons to Self
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ISBN: 9780262621632

ISBN-10: 0262621630

ISBN-13: 9780262621632

Edition: 2002 (Reprint)

Authors: Rodolfo R. Llinas

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A new theory of the evolution and nature of the mind, this book presents the idea that the 'mindness state' evolved to allow predictive interactions between mobile creatures and their environment.

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 2/22/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.09" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface


Motor Primacy and the Organization of Neuronal Networks: Thinking as Internalized Movement



Setting Mind to Mind



Prediction is the Ultimate Function of the Brain



The Embedding of Universals through the Embedding of Motricity



Nerve Cells and Their Personalities



Lessons from the Evolution of the Eye



The I of the Vortex



Fixed Action Patterns: Automatic Brain Modules that Make Complex Movements



Emotions as FAPs



Of Learning and Memory



Qualia from a Neuronal Point of View



Language as the Child of


Abstract Thought



The Collective Mind?


References


Index