Out of Mind - Varieties of Unconscious Processes

Klappentext Can we learn without consciousness? When the eminent neuropsychologist Lawrence Weiskrantz first coined the term 'blindsight' to describe a condition whereby a patient could demonstrate that they were aware of some object! yet insist that they were completely unaware of its existence! theresponse from some in the scientific community was extremely skeptical. Even now! there are those who question the existence of unconscious (implicit) learning! and the topic remains one of the most actively researched and debated in psychology. In recent years evidence for unconscious processingacross a range of sensory modalities have come from studies of vision! audition! memory! emotion! and action. Never before have these studies of unconscious processing in the different senses been brought together into a single volume. In a book dedicated to Lawrence Weiskrantz! some of theleading psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists of the day explain what we know about unconscious processing in the different senses. Including contributions from David Milner! Jon Driver! Alan Cowey! and Ray Dolan! the book presents a state-of-the-art account of what we now know about theunconscious. The book will provide a fascinating account for students and researchers in psychology! cognitive neuroscience! and philosophy. Zusammenfassung Can we learn without consciousness? This title explains what we know about unconscious processing in the different senses.

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• Authors: Beatrice de Gelder, Beatrice de (Department of Psychology Gelder, Beatrice De Haan Gelder
• Assisted by: Beatrice de Gelder (Editor), Beatrice (Department of Psychology De Gelder (Editor), Edward (Department of Psychology De Haan (Editor), Edward H. F. De Haan (Editor), Beatrice de Gelder (Editor), Beatrice de (Department of Psychology Gelder (Editor), Edward de Haan (Editor), Edward de (Department of Psychology Haan (Editor), Edward H. F. de Haan (Editor), Charles Heywood (Editor), Charles (Department of Psychology Heywood (Editor), Charles A. Heywood (Editor), Heywood Charles (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2001
• EAN: 9780198506300
• ISBN: 978-0-19-850630-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works; Perception, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychology: states of consciousness, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Conscious & unconscious