{"product_id":"9789814412476","title":"Brains Top Down: Is Top-down Causation Challenging Neuroscience?: Is Top-Down Causation Challenging Neuroscience?","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by an international team of leading experts in neuroscience, this book presents an overview of some of the main schools of thought as well as current research trends in neuroscience. It focuses on neural top-down causation applied to hot topics like consciousness, emotions, the self and the will, action and behavior, neural networks, brains and society. A special feature of the book is pertinent presentations and lively discussions on the topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides the reader with invaluable information on what the latest research is in this field and will enable the reader to gain considerable amount of knowledge as well as hints for further enquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book on the topic of neuroscience and top-down causation, and is written at a level that will interest both academics and the general readers.  The extensive and lively discussions included in the book offer the reader a clear idea of the research in this field, and what will emerge as the main trends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Consciousness as a Top-Down Causal Agency \u003ci\u003e(G Auletta and M Jeannerod)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Constraining Role of the Mind? \u003ci\u003e(G Auletta)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeurons, Schemas, Persons and Society — Revisited \u003ci\u003e(M A Arbib)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Neural Basis of Consciousness and the Issue of Downward Causation \u003ci\u003e(Notes by G Auletta and I Colagè on Damasio's Contribution)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Functional Role of Conscious Will in Voluntary Action: Cause or Consequence? A Position Paper \u003ci\u003e(M Jeannerod)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan the Self Be Considered a Cause? \u003ci\u003e(J J Sanguineti)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Brain: A Highly Distributed Self-Organizing System. Who Has the Initiative? \u003ci\u003e(W Singer)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Views of Brain Functioning \u003ci\u003e(M Raichle)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop-Down Causation in the Brain: Promises for Cognitive Psychology and Challenges for Research \u003ci\u003e(C R Crowell, J R Moskal, J Burgdorf and J Panksepp)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsciousness and the Global Neuronal Workspace Hypothesis: From Bottom-Up to Top-Down Causation and Vice Versa \u003ci\u003e(G Auletta and I Colagè)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComputation, Representation and Physicalism \u003ci\u003e(P Jacob)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Students, professionals and general public.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185285415152,"sku":"9789814412476","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814412476_p0.jpg?v=1763691202","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814412476","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}