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The predictive brain : consciousness, decision and embodied action /

An investigation of the working of the human mind, this book sets out to show that the brain is not only a reactive mechanism, but rather proactive, allowing people to make hypotheses, anticipate consequences, and formulate expectations. The book discusses how the evolution of motor modes of behavio...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maldonato, Mauro
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Brighton ; Chicago : Sussex Academic Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents; Introduction; 1 At the Origin of the Experience of the Self ; 2 The Roots of Conscious Awareness ; 3 Consciousness: A Multilevel Framework ; 4 Between Conscious Global Workspace and Unconscious Levels ; 5 Does a Hierarchy of Nervous Functions Exist? ; 6 Movement's Architectures ; 7 The Origin of Movements ; 8 Ecological Rationality: Intuition, Decision and Other Evolution Strategies ; Index; Back Cover.