Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain. Patricia S. Churchland

Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain


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Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain Patricia S. Churchland
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.



The field of neurophilosophy is the topic of this book by Professor Patricia S. Mar 24, 2011 - A trailblazing philosopher's exploration of the latest brain science—and its ethical and practical implications. Mar 6, 2014 - Touching a Nerve : Exploring the Implications of the Self as Brain, Part 2 [Excerpt]. May 1, 2014 - Nerves constitute the electrical wiring system that allows the brain to telegraph messages to organs and muscles of the body. Nov 13, 2008 - The peripheral nervous system consists of the nerves outside of the central nervous system (brain and spine). It is how we know ourselves in relation . Churchland 2013 book published by Norton. But this book by the godmother of neurophilosophy, Patricia Smith Churchland, speaks to the neural underpinnings of its subtitle: The Self as Brain. Delp, who has an interest in muscles and movement, saw the potential for using optogenetics not just for studying the brain – interesting though those studies may be – but also for studying the many nerves outside the brain. Sep 2, 2013 - There are many ways to touch a nerve, in the vernacular. Therapeutic touch is used to assist clients to repattern their energy in the direction of health and can be used alone or in conjunction with other modalities. Feb 16, 2014 - I came to this book via other readings and purchased the ebook version via Amazon. May 3, 2014 - Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain (Audiobook) by Patricia S. The brain uses a kind of electrical code to Consciousness is our perception of what happens within our self. Feb 19, 2014 - Graduate students Shrivats Iyer and Kate Montgomery, who led the study, say it opens the door to future experiments to understand the nature of pain and also touch and other sensations that are part of our daily lives but little understood.

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