Neuro-Philosophy and the Healthy Mind: Learning from the Unwell Brain (USED)

Description: Product Description : Neuro-Philosophy and the Healthy Mind: Learning from the Unwell Brain Applying insights from neuroscience to philosophical questions about the self consciousness and the healthy mind Can we see or find consciousness in the brain How can we create working definitions of consciousness and subjectivity informed by what contemporary research and technology have taught us about how the brain works How do neuronal processes in the brain relate to our experience of a personal identity Where does the brain end and the mind beginTo explore these and other questions esteemed philosopher and neuroscientist Georg Northoff turns to examples of unhealthy minds By investigating consciousness through its absencein people in vegetative states for examplewe can develop a model for understanding its presence in an active healthy person By examining instances of distorted selfrecognition in people with psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia we can begin to understand how the experience of self is established in a stable brainTaking an integrative approach to understanding the self consciousness and what it means to be mentally healthy this book brings insights from neuroscience to bear on philosophical questions Readers will find a sciencegrounded examination of the human condition with farreaching implications for psychology medicine our daily lives and beyond( it is an used product )

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