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How does the brain go about the business of being conscious? Though we cannot yet provide a complete answer, this book explains what is now known about the neural basis of human consciousness.The last decade has witnessed the dawn of an exciting new era of cognitive neuroscience. For example, combination of new imaging technologies and experimental study of attention has linked brain activity to specific psychological functions. The authors are leaders in psychology and neuroscience who have conducted original research on consciousness. They wish to communicate the highlights of this research to both specialists and interested others, and hope that this volume will be read by students concerned with the neuroscientific underpinnings of subjective experience. As a whole, the book progresses from an overview of conscious awareness, through careful explanation of identified neurocognitive systems, and extends to theories which tackle global aspects of consciousness. (Series B)

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Author:   Peter G. Grossenbacher (National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda)
Publisher:   Benjamins (John) North America Inc.,US
Imprint:   Benjamins (John) North America Inc.,US
Volume:   8
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9781556191886

ISBN 10:   155619188
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   15 May 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Apology; 2. Foreword (by Posner, Michael I.); 3. Acknowledgments; 4. Preface; 5. Contributors; 6. 1. A phenomenalogical introduction to the cognitive neuroscience of consciousness (by Grossenbacher, Peter G.); 7. I. EDGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS; 8. 2. Now you see it, now you don't: Preventing consciousness with visual masking (by Price, Mark); 9. 3. Consciousness of the physical and the mental: Evidence from autism (by Baron-Cohen, Simon); 10. II. MENTAL CONTENT AND ACTION; 11. Visual consciousness (by Kosslyn, Stephen M.); 12. 5. Intersensory integration: Underlying neural mechanisms (by Stein, Barry E.); 13. 6. Implicit perception in action: Short-lived motor representation of space (by Rossetti, Yves); 14. III. FRAME OF MIND; 15. 7. Arousal: Conscious experience and brain mechanisms (by Whitehead, Roger); 16. 8. Emotion and conscious experience: Perceptual and attentional influences of anxiety (by Derryberry, Douglas); 17. IV. BRAIN EVOLUTION; 18. 9. Consciousness: A preparatory and comparative process (by Luu, Phan); 19. 10. Multisensory coordination and the evolution of consciousness (by Grossenbacher, Peter G.); 20. Subject Index; 21. Name Index

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