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| Brain states: In philosophy, "brain state" refers to the specific configuration and activity of neurons and synapses at a given moment, corresponding to mental experiences and functions. See also Brain, Thinking, Consciousness, Experiences._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Chris Frith on Brain/Brain State - Dictionary of Arguments
I 12 Brain/brain research/Frith: brain research is the examination of the structure by measuring the energy that the brain consumes. I 59 Brain/consciousness/Frith: brain scanners showed that an object can cause a change in brain activity without the person being aware of it (in the Amygdala). I 61 Thesis: "Our brain does not tell us everything it knows." >Unconscious. I 88 Brain/Frith: thesis: "My brain can get along easily without me". I 89 It can initiate actions that are not the ones that you consider appropriate. I 90/91 Brain/Frith: our brain does not tell us when our body moves differently than we have intended (for normal people). I 131 Brain/world/Frith: thesis: the brain embeds us into the world and conceals the world from us at the same time. I 149 Building Block/basic building block/brain/neuron/Cajal/Frith: the basic building block of the brain is the neuron, the nerve cell with all its extensions. Reason: the extensions grow out of the cells and approach the extensions of other cells, but never unite with them. I 242 Brain/Frith: the brain works like science: it designs ever better models that are tested and improved. I 246 I/self/Frith: thesis: the "I" is created by my brain. >I, >Self, >Subject. I 249 Isolation/Frith: isolation is bad for people and for brains. I 250 Communication/Frith: in communication you should always examine two brains at the same time. >Communication. I 251 Homunculus/Frith: it is a common mistake to assume a smaller brain inside the brain. >Homunculus. Part/parts/brain/Frith: nevertheless the brain consists of parts, because there are actions that we can regret. >Emotion, >Actions._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Frith I Chris Frith Making up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World, Hoboken/NJ 2007 German Edition: Wie unser Gehirn die Welt erschafft Heidelberg 2013 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27