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1 online resource (360 pages)
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9789027288042
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Among agents which alter the boundary between conscious and non conscious cognition, the ritualistic use of plant species (often in a spiritual context, hence 'plants of the gods') provides an example of long-standing empirical knowledge subsequently verified by scientific (chemical, pharmacological and psychological) evidence. Based on such an impressive record of acquired knowledge, exploration of experiences of the shaman, who deliberately enters an altered state of consciousness to obtain otherwise inaccessible information allegedly from other 'dimensions' of consciousness, may contribute new insights in the neuroscience of consciousness.
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New Horizons in the Neuroscience of Consciousness -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- List of contributors -- Prologue -- Seeing myself think -- I. Neuronal mechanisms -- The slow cortical potential hypothesis on consciousness -- The SCP and the fMRI signal -- The physiological basis of the SCP -- The SCP and consciousness - A neurophysiological hypothesis of consciousness -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Glossary -- Distinct characteristics of conscious experience are met by large neuronal synchronization -- Some basic definitions -- Properties of consciousness constraining neuronal implementations -- Neuronal synchrony as a key correlate of perceptual awareness -- Evidence relating long-range synchronization and consciousness -- Pressing questions in the field of consciousness research -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Gamma oscillations and the cellular components of consciousness? -- Mechanisms underlying the generation of gamma frequency oscillations -- Role of gamma frequency oscillations -- Changes in gamma frequency oscillations in disease -- Optogenetics - A tool to modulate consciousness -- Conclusions -- References -- Dopamine modulation of decision making processes -- Ventral subiculum of the hippocampus -- Prefrontal cortex and behavioral flexibility -- Dopamine system regulation in the control of accumbens afferents -- Prefrontal cortical-hippocampal interactions and goal-directed behavior -- Dopamine, cognitive control and consciousness -- References -- Undercurrents of consciousness: The endocannabinoid system -- The endocannabinoid system -- Endocannabinoid tone -- References -- Disconnecting consciousness: The neuroscience of general anaesthesia -- Introduction -- Molecular targets -- Neuroanatomic targets -- Functional neurophysiologic targets -- Conclusion -- References.
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9789027252159
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe New horizons in the neuroscience of consciousness Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publ., 2010 9789027252159
Additional Edition:
9789027288042
Language:
English
Subjects:
Psychology
Keywords:
Bewusstsein
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Neurowissenschaften
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