Understanding consciousness : its function and brain processes

Understanding consciousness : its function and brain processes / Gerd Sommerhoff.

Gerd Sommerhoff clarifies the main concepts related to consciousness and proposes a new and strikingly simple biological explanation for this mysterious phenomenon.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sommerhoff, Gerd (Gerd Walter Christian)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2000.
Subjects:	Consciousness > Physiological aspects. Neuropsychology. Consciousness. SCIENCE > Cognitive Science. PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology. Consciousness Consciousness > Physiological aspects Neuropsychology Bewusstsein Kognitiver Prozess Physiologische Psychologie Bewustzijn. Hersenfuncties. Bewusstsein > Gehirn. Gehirn > Bewusstsein. Bewusstsein > Neuropsychologie. Bewusstsein > Kognition > Neuropsychologie.
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Table of Contents:

Consciousness explained in simple functional terms. A methodical biological approach and its conclusions
Awareness of the surrounding world
Awareness of the self as an entity and of one's thoughts and feelings
A closer look at the four main propositions
Questions and answers.
The fabric of the underlying brain processes. The RWM
Acquired expectancies
Imaginative representations
Where does consciousness reside in the brain?