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Neuroculture On the implications of brain science

Rolls Edmund T.
Innbundet / 2012 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780199695478
Publisert
2012
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
742 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
165 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter
Rolls Edmund T.

Biographical note

Edmund T. Rolls is a neuroscientist at The Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience, Oxford, http://www.oxcns.org , and was Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow and Tutor of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He read preclinical medicine at the University of Cambridge, and now performs research linking computational neuroscience approaches to neurophysiological, human functional neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies in order to provide a fundamental basis for understanding human brain function and its disorders.

Neuroculture On the implications of brain science

Rolls Edmund T.
Innbundet / 2012 / Engelsk
Rolls Edmund T.
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Why do we have emotions? What are the bases of social behaviour? What is the relationship between the mind and the brain? How, and why, do we appreciate art? How do we make decisions? Are there biological foundations to ethical behaviour? Why do people follow religions, or believe in life after death? These wide-ranging, but important questions are just some of those considered in this exploration of the field of neuroscience, and how it can crucially inform our knowledge across a range of seemingly unrelated disciplines. 'Neuroculture' considers the implications of our modern understanding of how the brain works, how it was shaped by evolution, and how it can help us understand many mental issues central to everyday life. The book starts with a look at emotions and how they are important in our behaviour. It then considers social behaviour, looking at the adaptive differences between men and women. The next chapter considers emotion and rationality, and the mechanisms of decision making. In the following chapter, the author looks at philosophical issues, considering the relationship between the mind and brain, and considering whether the hardware/software distinction in a computer might tell us something about mind-brain interactions. The following chapter considers neuroaesthetics - the biological foundations of our appreciation of art - including visual art, literature, and music. Is art a useless ornament? Is music, to quote Steven Pinker, really just 'auditory cheescake'? After this, the author looks at the field of neuroeconomics - how neuroscience is informing us about how we make economic choices. The wide-ranging chapters that follow consider neuroethics - the biological foundations of ethical behaviour, neuropsychiatry - the connection between neural functioning and psychiatric disorders, neuroreligion - the possible biological foundations of religious belief, and neuropolitics - how our knowlege of the emotion and rational reasoning systems might help us develop strategies to solve political problems. Written to appeal to students and researchers across the biological sciences and humanities, Neuroculture will be fascinating reading for those in neuroscience, psychology, biology, medicine, economics, animal behaviour, psychiatry, philosophy, the arts - indeed anyone interested in why we behave as we do.
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Why do we have emotions? What is the relationship between mind and brain? Why do we appreciate art? How do we make decisions? Why do so many people follow religions? Neuroculture considers the implications of our modern understanding of how the brain works, and how it can help us understand many mental issues central to everyday life.
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1. Introduction ; 2. Neuroscience ; 3. Neuroaffect ; 4. Neuroscoiality ; 5. Neuroreason ; 6. Neurophilosophy ; 7. Neuroaesthetics ; 8. Neuroeconomics ; 9. Neuroethics ; 10. Neuropsychiatry ; 11. Neuroreligion ; 12. Neuropolitics ; 13. Conclusions ; Appendix
Les mer
A wide-ranging look at some fundamental and important questions in human behaviour, showing how the neurosciences can inform and enlighten us on many disparate aspects of everyday life Written by a eminent brain scientist and presenting cutting-edge research from neuroscience, this is an authoritative and informative book Aimed and accessible to a broad audience. Because the book tackle questions many of us will consider in our everyday lives, the book will have widespread appeal across the sciences and humanities
Les mer
Edmund T. Rolls is a neuroscientist at The Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience, Oxford, http://www.oxcns.org , and was Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow and Tutor of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He read preclinical medicine at the University of Cambridge, and now performs research linking computational neuroscience approaches to neurophysiological, human functional neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies in order to provide a fundamental basis for understanding human brain function and its disorders.
Les mer
A wide-ranging look at some fundamental and important questions in human behaviour, showing how the neurosciences can inform and enlighten us on many disparate aspects of everyday life Written by a eminent brain scientist and presenting cutting-edge research from neuroscience, this is an authoritative and informative book Aimed and accessible to a broad audience. Because the book tackle questions many of us will consider in our everyday lives, the book will have widespread appeal across the sciences and humanities
Les mer

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Why do we have emotions? What is the relationship between mind and brain? Why do we appreciate art? How do we make decisions? Why do so many people follow religions? Neuroculture considers the implications of our modern understanding of how the brain works, and how it can help us understand many mental issues central to everyday life.
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1. Introduction ; 2. Neuroscience ; 3. Neuroaffect ; 4. Neuroscoiality ; 5. Neuroreason ; 6. Neurophilosophy ; 7. Neuroaesthetics ; 8. Neuroeconomics ; 9. Neuroethics ; 10. Neuropsychiatry ; 11. Neuroreligion ; 12. Neuropolitics ; 13. Conclusions ; Appendix
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A wide-ranging look at some fundamental and important questions in human behaviour, showing how the neurosciences can inform and enlighten us on many disparate aspects of everyday life Written by a eminent brain scientist and presenting cutting-edge research from neuroscience, this is an authoritative and informative book Aimed and accessible to a broad audience. Because the book tackle questions many of us will consider in our everyday lives, the book will have widespread appeal across the sciences and humanities
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Edmund T. Rolls is a neuroscientist at The Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience, Oxford, http://www.oxcns.org , and was Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow and Tutor of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He read preclinical medicine at the University of Cambridge, and now performs research linking computational neuroscience approaches to neurophysiological, human functional neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies in order to provide a fundamental basis for understanding human brain function and its disorders.
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A wide-ranging look at some fundamental and important questions in human behaviour, showing how the neurosciences can inform and enlighten us on many disparate aspects of everyday life Written by a eminent brain scientist and presenting cutting-edge research from neuroscience, this is an authoritative and informative book Aimed and accessible to a broad audience. Because the book tackle questions many of us will consider in our everyday lives, the book will have widespread appeal across the sciences and humanities
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199695478
Publisert
2012
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
742 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
165 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter
Rolls Edmund T.

Biographical note

Edmund T. Rolls is a neuroscientist at The Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience, Oxford, http://www.oxcns.org , and was Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow and Tutor of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He read preclinical medicine at the University of Cambridge, and now performs research linking computational neuroscience approaches to neurophysiological, human functional neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies in order to provide a fundamental basis for understanding human brain function and its disorders.

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