Memory, Consciousness and Temporality

2002
ISBN: 978-0-7923-7525-8
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1150 g

Reihe: Neurobiological Foundation of Aberrant Behaviors

presents the argument that current memory theories are undermined by two false assumptions: the `memory trace paradox' and `the fallacy of the homunculus'. In these pages Gianfranco Dalla Barba introduces a hypothesis - the Memory, Consciousness, and Temporality (MCT) hypothesis - on the relationship between memory and consciousness that is not undermined by these assumptions and further demonstrates how MCT can account for a variety of memory disorders and phenomena.
With a unique approach intended to conjugate phenomenological analysis and recent neuropsychological data, the author makes an important contribution to our understanding of the central issues in current cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barba, Gianfranco Dalla

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Maschinelles Lernen
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Gedächtnis
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Wissensbasierte Systeme, Expertensysteme
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Neurobiologie, Verhaltensbiologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Robotik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Problem of the Past and the Paradox of the Trace.- 2. The Homunculus Fallacy.- 3. Varieties of Consciousness.- 4. Temporality.- 5. Knowing and Remembering.- 6. Memory and Consciousness.- 7. Consciousness and Reality.- References.