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Beschreibung
This new textbook, written in a lucid and catchy style, draws on all major disciplines that make up the study of consciousness - neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, and philosophy. With a strong emphasis on empirical evidence, it is designed as an introductory, single-volume overview of the exciting field of consciousness.
This new textbook, written in a lucid and catchy style, draws on all major disciplines that make up the study of consciousness - neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, and philosophy. With a strong emphasis on empirical evidence, it is designed as an introductory, single-volume overview of the exciting field of consciousness.
Über den Autor
ARNE DIETRICH is Associate Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He teaches courses in cognitive neuroscience and philosophical psychology.
Zusammenfassung
A comprehensive introductory textbook
Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: THE NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Introduction
A Brief History
Basic Positions
PART II: THE MECHANISM OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Physical Mechanisms
Artificial Intelligence
Neurocognition and Evolution
PART III: THE CONTENT OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Perception
Memory
Emotion
Metacognition
Free Will
PART IV: ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Sleep and Dreams
Drugs and other Alternities.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781403994899
ISBN-10: 1403994897
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dietrich, Arne
Hersteller: Bloomsbury 3PL
Macmillan Education
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Macmillan Education, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, productsafety@springernature.com
Maße: 234 x 156 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Arne Dietrich
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.03.2007
Gewicht: 0,506 kg
Artikel-ID: 133610715