The vicarious brain, creator of worlds /

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 crea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berthoz, Alain (Autor)
Otros Autores: Weiss, Giselle (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2017]
Temas:
Adaptability (Psychology)
Adjustment (Psychology)
Mind and reality.
Brain.
Identity (Psychology)
Avatars (Virtual reality)
Adaptation (Psychologie)
Ajustement (Psychologie)
Esprit et réalité.
Cerveau.
Identité (Psychologie)
Avatars (Infographie)
brains.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE > Cognitive Science.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience
Brain
Mind and reality
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.--
Notas:Translated from the French.
"First published as La Vicariance: Le cerveau créateur de mondes (c) Odile Jacob, 2013"--Title page verso.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 215 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674972834
067497283X

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