From axons to identity neurological explorations of the nature of the self
What can dementia, delusions, and other neurological disorders teach us about how the brain creates personal identity and a unified sense of self? Here, a leading neurobiologist offers an intriguing scientific approach to understanding the neurobiology of the self.Drawing on both the latest neurosci...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
W.W. Norton
cop. 2009
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| Colección: | Norton series on interpersonal neurobiology
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991010261889708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : from axons to identity
- 1. Damaged brains, damaged selves
- 2. The growth of the ego and its defenses
- 3. The brainchild within
- 4. Observing the ego
- 5. The neural structure of the self
- 6. The hierarchy of the self
- 7. The self and consciousness
- 8. The process of the self.
