The vicarious brain, creator of worlds
Alain Berthoz
Bok · Engelsk · 2017
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| Omfang | VIII, 215 sider
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| Opplysninger | Prologue -- Introduction -- Part I. The vicarious act -- 1. The brain as a problem-solver-- 2. Perceiving and acting -- 3. The personal body, self, and identity -- 4. Vicariance and changing perspective -- Part II. Ontogenesis and plasticity -- 5. The stages of vicariance -- 6. Vicariance and brain plasticity -- Part III. Vicariance and sharing emotions -- 7. Sympathy and empathy -- 8. Vicarious emotion -- Part IV. Education -- 9. Vicarious learning -- Epilogue.. - Groping around a familiar room in the dark, relearning to read after a brain injury, navigating a virtual landscape through an avatar: all are expressions of vicariance--when the brain substitutes one process or function for another. Alain Berthoz shows that this capacity allows humans to think creatively in an increasingly complex world.--
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| Emner | Brain
Cognitive Development Cognitive Processes Creativity Vis mer... Decision Making
Divergent Thinking Hjernen Identitet Imagery Imagination Kognisjon Learning Neural Plasticity Neurosciences Virtual Reality Adaptation, Psychological - physiology Brain - physiology Biological Evolution Social Adjustment Social Identification User-Computer Interface nevrovitenskap hjernen kognitive prosesser visualisering fantasi kreativitet neuroplastisitet læring kognitiv utvikling virtuell virkelighet VR |
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| ISBN | 9780674088955
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