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Zusatztext In pursuing the editors' stated aim of understanding the brain mechanisms of consciousness! this book presents a valuable interdisciplinaryt perspective. An impressive body of research is fathered which! coupled with some insightful speculation offered by several authors! significantly clarifies many of the issues surrounding higher cognitive function ... it conveys effectively the rich diversity of research that informs the science of consciousness. Klappentext The topic of consciousness is truly multidisciplinary, attracting researchers and theorists from diverse backgrounds. It is now widely accepted that previously disparate areas all have contributions to make to the understanding of the nature of consciousness. Thus, we now have computationalscientists, neuroscientists, and philosophers all engaged in the same effort. This book illustrates these three approaches, with chapters provided by some of the most important and provocative figures in the field. The first section is concerned with philosophical approaches to consciousness. Oneof the fundamental issues here is that of subjective feeling or qualia. The second section focuses on approaches from cognitive neuroscience. Patients with different types of neurological problems, and new imaging techniques, provide rich sources of data for studying how consciousness relates tobrain function. The third section includes computational approaches looking at the quantitative relationship between brain processes and conscious experience. Cognition, Computation, and Consciousness represents a uniquely integrated and current account of this most fascinating and intractablesubject. Zusammenfassung The topic of consciousness is truly multidisciplinary, attracting researchers and theorists from diverse backgrounds. It is now widely accepted that previously disparate areas all have contributions to make to the understanding of the nature of consciousness. Thus, we now have computational scientists, neuroscientists, and philosophers all engaged in the same effort. This book illustrates these three approaches, with chapters provided by some of the most important and provocative figures in the field. The first section is concerned with philosophical approaches to consciousness. One of the fundamental issues here is that of subjective feeling or qualia. The second section focuses on approaches from cognitive neuroscience. Patients with different types of neurological problems, and new imaging techniques, provide rich sources of data for studying how consciousness relates to brain function. The third section includes computational approaches looking at the quantitative relationship between brain processes and conscious experience. Cognition, Computation, and Consciousness represents a uniquely integrated and current account of this most fascinating and intractable subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Philosophical Approaches 1.: O. Flanagan: Introduction to philosophical approaches to consciousness 2.: D. Dennett: Consciousness in human and robot mind 3.: J. Murata: Consciousness and the mind-body problem Approaches from Cognitive Neuroscience 4.: M. Gazzaniga: Why can't I control my brain? Aspects of conscious experience 5.: E. Rolls: Brain mechanisms of vision, memory, and consciousness 6.: H. Barlow: Single neurons, communal goals, and consciousness 7.: M. Raichle: The development of automaticity - from conscious to nonconscious information processing in the human brain 8.: Y. Miyashita: Neuronal origin of visual imagery 9.: H. Tanaba: Awareness of memory deficit 10.: A. Yamadori: Body awareness anmd its disorders 11.: U. Bellugi and E. Klima: Language, modality, and the brainComputational Approaches 12.: C. von der Malsburg: The coherence definition of consciousness 13.: J. Cowan: Neurodynamics and brain mechanisms 14.: M. Kawato: Bi-directional theory approach ...
