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The Cooperative Neuron is part of a revolution that is occurring in the sciences of brain and mind. It provides an accessible introduction to the new field of cellular psychology, a field built upon the recent discovery that many neurons in the brain cooperate to seek agreement in deciding what's relevant in the current context.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Life, Brain, and Mind: Marvels of Cooperation Between Diverse Individuals
- 3: Cerebral Neocortex: Hierarchies of Abstraction in Physical Matter That Knows and Doubts, Thinks and Feels, Intends, and Hopes
- 4: Neocortical Pyramidal Cells That Cooperate by Being Sensitive to Context
- 5: Cooperative Neurons in Various States of Mind and Brain
- 6: What Cooperative Neurons Do for Mental Life
- 7: Evolution and Development of Cooperative Neurons
- 8: Pathologies of Cooperative Neuronal Processing
- 9: An Information-Theoretic View of Context-Sensitivity
- 10: Difficulties and Unresolved Issues
- 11: Mind's Place in Nature
About the author
Professor Williams A. Phillips began his career as a Research Fellow at the University of Sussex from 1967 to 1971. He was a Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer at the University of Stirling from 1971 to 1992 before becoming a Professor in 1992. He was also a Fellow of the Frankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies from 2006 until 2013, specializing in theoretical neuroscience. Since 2003, he has been a Professor Emeritus at the University of Stirling.
Summary
The Cooperative Neuron is part of a revolution that is occurring in the sciences of brain and mind. It provides an accessible introduction to the new field of cellular psychology, a field built upon the recent discovery that many neurons in the brain cooperate to seek agreement in deciding what's relevant in the current context.
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"This ground-breaking book explores crucial mechanisms that enable us process information in ways sensitive to context. A tour de force that spans cellular foundations and systems-level neuroscience, reaching all the way to conceptual issues concerning consciousness, emotion, language, and more. "
