Brain And Being: At The Boundary Between Science, Philosophy, Language, And Arts (Advances in Consciousness Research)

It happens - a breakthrough in investigating nature. We are now in a very lucky time. Philosophical discussions are not the only ones. It's time to build a physical understanding. 9027251940......Page 1 Editorial page......Page 3 Title page......Page 4 LCC page......Page 5 Table of contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 10 Note......Page 13 1. Doubling the image to face the obscenity of photography......Page 14 picture......Page 20 The image and the origin of its doubles......Page 24 picture......Page 26 The photographic obscenity......Page 29 References......Page 34 ``Photobjet''......Page 16 ``The un-possible image''......Page 18 2. The self-transcendence of consciousness towards its models......Page 36 References......Page 43 1. An outline of nonclassical theory......Page 44 2. Kant, Freud, and the nonclassical epistemology of the mind......Page 48 3. Quantum theory as nonclassical theory......Page 54 4. Conclusion......Page 58 Notes......Page 59 References......Page 60 How does it feel to be a brain?......Page 62 From the dualism of views to the difference in ontology......Page 63 Quantum memory......Page 66 Actualization and temporality......Page 69 The passage of time and the mirror image in time......Page 73 The `paradox' of temporal change......Page 75 Ontological complementarity......Page 77 References......Page 82 Introduction......Page 84 1. The revolutions in the physics of the 20th century......Page 86 2. Coherence in condensed and living matter......Page 92 3. The interaction through the phase: Emotions and perception of the emotions; the dual system......Page 96 Acknowledgements......Page 98 References......Page 99 Foreword......Page 102 Introduction......Page 103 Alter universe as default......Page 104 Creation and annihilation dynamics......Page 105 Dual mode and unimode memory traces......Page 106 Time......Page 107 Assignment of the subject......Page 108 Review......Page 109 Quantum physics and consciousness......Page 110 Unpacking consciousness......Page 111 Parallel world-thrownness......Page 112 ``I''......Page 113 3. Quotidian and monadological ontologies......Page 114 Riemann's Hypothesis......Page 118 Afterword......Page 123 References......Page 124 1. The aim of quantum monadology......Page 126 2. NL world......Page 131 3. Quantum monadology......Page 135 4. Discussion......Page 137 Notes......Page 140 References......Page 141 1. Introduction......Page 142 2. The connectionist approach and ANN models......Page 143 3. What is emergence?......Page 145 4. Why quantum theory?......Page 148 5. Quantum neurons......Page 152 6. Quantum neural networks......Page 154 7. Conclusions......Page 157 References......Page 158 1. The rheomode of language - the basic idea......Page 162 2. The way of the rheomode of language......Page 165 3. A structural and functional characterization of the first tetrad of rheoverbs......Page 171 4. The `direct referents' of the first tetrad of rheoverbs or what makes the rheomode of language so difficult to appreciate......Page 173 4.2. `Intelligent' perception......Page 174 4.4. Thinking vs. intelligence......Page 175 5. Conclusion: The challenge of the rheomode of language......Page 176 References......Page 178 1. Introduction......Page 180 2. Analogies between quantum processes and thought processes......Page 184 2.1. An uncertainty principle for the process of thought......Page 185 2.2. Holistic features of thought and quantum processes......Page 186 2.3. The classical limit of quantum theory and the logical aspect of thought processes......Page 190 3. Cognitive science and quantum analogies......Page 199 4. Post-phenomenology and quantum analogies......Page 202 5. Concluding reflections......Page 204 Notes......Page 207 References......Page 208 1. Introduction......Page 212 2. The notion of information......Page 213 3. Common mathematical symmetries......Page 216 4. The Wigner-Moyal approach......Page 219 5. Gabor information and the radar ambiguity function......Page 220 6. The Bohm approach to quantum mechanics and information dynamics......Page 221 7. A more detailed discussion of information and meaning......Page 224 Note......Page 227 References......Page 228 12. Brain and mathematics......Page 230 A personal road of discovery......Page 231 Deep and surface processing scales......Page 235 Quantum Brain Dynamics......Page 238 The quantum formalism......Page 241 The Fourier relationship......Page 244 Of matter and mind......Page 247 References......Page 251 13. Searching for the biophysics of an elementary system......Page 256 Towards the future......Page 264 Notes......Page 267 References......Page 268 1. Introduction......Page 270 2. Some necessary requirements to be satisfied by a model of brain......Page 272 3. Outline of the model......Page 274 4. Concluding remarks......Page 276 Appendix......Page 277 Notes......Page 279 References......Page 280 1. Motivation......Page 282 2. Why Quantum Field Theory?......Page 284 3. A brief history of QBD......Page 287 4. Fundamental and metabolizing systems of living matter......Page 288 5. Physical picture of the fundamental system of living matter......Page 290 6. What is Quantum Brain Dynamics?......Page 292 7. Collective mode and Goldstone mode......Page 293 8. Memory as vacuum state of the corticon system......Page 298 9. Quantum decay process of memory......Page 300 10. Outlook......Page 302 References......Page 304 1. Introduction......Page 306 2.1. Cooperative phenomena in quantum physics and biology......Page 307 2.3. Choice of partitioning functions......Page 309 3. Some assumptions about the brain......Page 314 4. Purpose and theoretical meaning......Page 316 5. Quantum Brain Dynamics - QBD......Page 317 5.1. Degenerate ground states and memory......Page 318 6. Further problems......Page 319 6.1. Refined QBD model......Page 320 6.2. Analysis by change of variables......Page 321 6.3. Nambu-Goldstone bosons and memory......Page 323 6.4. Formulation as non-equilibrium states......Page 324 7. Outlook......Page 326 References......Page 327 1. Introduction......Page 330 2. Broken symmetry and order......Page 331 3. The brain is a dissipative system......Page 333 drawing......Page 336 4. Entanglement, chaos and coherence......Page 338 5. The trade with the Double: A route to consciousness?......Page 341 drawing......Page 344 6. Doubts and mistakes. Toward the construction of an erratic device......Page 348 References......Page 349 Name index......Page 352 Subject index......Page 356 List of the contributors......Page 366 The series Advances in Consciousness Research......Page 368 Annotation "This book results from a group meeting held at the Institute for Scientific Exchange in Torino, Italy. The central aim was for scientists to "think together" in new ways with those in the humanities inspired by quantum theory and especially quantum brain theory. These fields of inquiry have suffered conceptual estrangement but now are ripe for rapprochement, if academic parochialism is put aside." "A prevalent theme of book is a moving away from individual elements and individual actors acting upon each other, toward a coordinate hermeneutic dynamics that manifests as a coherent totality. Among the topics covered are image in photography and in neuroscience; language; time; brain and mathematics; quantum brain dynamics and quantum communication."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Annotation This book results from a group meeting held at the Institute for Scientific Exchange in Torino, Italy. The central aim was for scientists to think together in new ways with those in the humanities inspired by quantum theory and especially quantum brain theory. These fields of inquiry have suffered conceptual estrangement but now are ripe for rapprochement, if academic parochialism is put aside. A prevalent theme of the book is a moving away from individual elements and individual actors acting upon each other, toward a coordinate hermeneutic dynamics that manifests as a coherent totality. Among the topics covered are image in photography and in neuroscience; language; time; brain and mathematics; quantum brain dynamics and quantum communication. (Series C) Advances in Consciousness Research, 58 ISBN-13:,9789027251947 ISBN-13: 9789027251947