The Mind as an Emerging Configuration of the Personal Brain
Dialogues in Philosophy, Mental and Neuro Sciences 5 (1):21-24 (2012)
Abstract |
This essay examines the relationship between metabolic brain processes and psycho-physiological activities or mental activity. It is argued that metabolic brain processes, including those involved in the production of energy, proteins and other molecules are restorative and conditional, rather than directly involved in mental activities.
This stance suggests that life-time acquired learning and memory is precipitated as a permanent and personal configuration of the brain, that is in principle accessible to neurophysiological examination. Current neuroscience largely ignores implicitly or explicitly the search for new emergent configurations of the brain.
|
Keywords | philosophy of mind functional MRI brain metabolism first person perspective |
Categories | (categorize this paper) |
Options |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Download options
References found in this work BETA
No references found.
Citations of this work BETA
The Depressed Patient in a Biological World: On Philosophical and Diagnostic Strategies.Jakob Korf & Fokko Bosker - 2013 - Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 19 (3):514-521.
Qualia in a Contemporary Neurobiological Perspective.Jakob Korf - 2015 - Dialogues in Philosophy, Mental and Neuro Sciences 8 (2):39-44.
In Quest of Specific Neurons of Mind and Mental Disorder.Jakob Korf - 2013 - Dialogues in Philosophy, Mental and Neuro Sciences 6 (1):34-38.
Searching for a Mind's Brain: Questioning Underlying Biophilosophical Assumptions.J. Korf - 2017 - Dialogues in Philosophy, Mental and Neuro Sciences 10 (1).
Similar books and articles
Modelling of the Coupling Between Brain Electrical Activity and Metabolism.Agnès Aubert, Robert Costalat & Romain Valabrègue - 2001 - Acta Biotheoretica 49 (4):301-326.
Editorial: Brain, Mind and Language Functional Architectures.Andrew And Alexander Fingelkurts & Giorgio Marchetti - 2010 - Open Neuroimaging Journal 4:26-29.
A Perspective on Mind-Brain Research.Patricia Smith Churchland - 1980 - Journal of Philosophy 77 (April):185-207.
The Mind-Brain Identity Theory: A Collection of Papers.Clive Vernon Borst - 1970 - New York: St Martin's P..
Mental Processes in the Human Brain.Jon Driver, Patrick Haggard & Tim Shallice (eds.) - 2008 - Oxford University Press.
Natural World Physical, Brain Operational, and Mind Phenomenal Space-Time.Andrew A. Fingelkurts, Alexander A. Fingelkurts & Carlos F. H. Neves - 2010 - Physics of Life Reviews 7 (2):195-249.
The Two Factor Theory of the Mind-Brain Relation.Ullin T. Place - 2000 - Brain and Mind 1 (1):29-43.
Introduction to the Epistemology of the Brain: Indeterminacy, Micro-Specificity, Chaos, and Openness.Jeffrey Foss - 1992 - Topoi 11 (1):45-57.
Scientism, Philosophy and Brain-Based Learning.Gregory M. Nixon - 2013 - Northwest Journal of Teacher Education 11 (1):113-144.
Analytics
Added to PP index
2012-07-14
Total views
148 ( #52,380 of 2,271,535 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
18 ( #45,270 of 2,271,535 )
2012-07-14
Total views
148 ( #52,380 of 2,271,535 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
18 ( #45,270 of 2,271,535 )
How can I increase my downloads?
Downloads