Models of brain and mind : physical, computational and psychological approaches /

• Corporate Author: Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (Kolkata, India) (organizer of meeting,, sponsoring body.)
• Other Authors: Banerjee, Rahul (Editor), Chakrabarti, B. K. (Bikas K.), 1952- (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2008.
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Series: Progress in brain research ; v. 168.
• Subjects: Brain > Computer simulation > Congresses.; Consciousness > Congresses.; MEDICAL > Neuroscience.; PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.; Brain > Computer simulation.; Consciousness.; Brain.; Cognitive Science.; Computer Simulation.; Electronic books.; Conference papers and proceedings.

The phenomenon of consciousness has always been a central question for philosophers and scientists. Emerging in the past decade are new approaches to the understanding of consciousness in a scientific light. This book presents a series of essays by leading thinkers giving an account of the current i...