Overview

The relationship between body (or brain) and mind is still poorly understood. Alzheimer's disease can be considered a good model for the study of typical neurophilosophical problems such as the mind/brain relationship and, more particularly, as a means to understanding different aspects of human consciousness and thinking. The disease presents a situation in which both modification of the cognitive facilities and organic changes, cellular and even molecular, may be observed simultaneously. The intention of this volume is to help introduce the neurophilosophical debate into brain research.

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Author:   Yves Christen ,  Patricia S. Churchland
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9783540547792

ISBN 10:   3540547797
Pages:   166
Publication Date:   05 March 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Neurophilosophy and Alzheimer's Disease.- Temporal Anomalies of Consciousness: Implications of the Uncentered Brain.- Intertheoretic Reduction: A Neuroscientist's Field Guide.- Language Comprehension in Ape and Child: Evolutionary Implications.- A Cognitive Neuroscience of Alzheimer's Disease: What Can be Learned from Studies of Visual Imagery?.- Neuronal Models of Cognitive Functions Associated with the Prefrontal Cortex.- Exploring Memory in the Aging Brain from the Perspective of Recent Split Brain Studies.- Alzheimer's Disease: Disruption of Mind-Brain Relations.- Memory, Language and Decision-Making: Contributions from the Lesion Method in Humans.- The Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease. What Causes Dementia?.- The Early Detection of Brain Pathology in Alzheimer's Diesease.- Consciousness: Evidence of Four Components in Alzheimer's Disease.

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