Mind vs. Brain: The Cyberpunk Dissociation.

This study deals with the cognitive science issue of mind vs. brain functioning. In terms of cognitive neurology, psychology and philosophy, it seeks to depict an image of the mind-brain-body relation which contradicts the "Unitarian" position. In order to show that the brain can operate without the...

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Publicado en:Caietele Echinox Vol. 26; pp. 292 - 305
Autor principal: Manolescu, Ion
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Echinox Cultural Foundation Jun2014
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        Information Pattern Theory
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