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Consciousness is an active area of both philosophical debates and scientific research. Consciousness Quest, rather than covering the broad spectrum of consciousness spread over multiple scientific disciplines, refocuses the quest for consciousness on a specific area where Eastern contemplative traditions, mostly in Hindu and Buddhist theories of mind, meet Western empirical research. This book is an introduction to current scientific thinking and research on consciousness and at the same time acquaints readers with the spectrum of classical and modern philosophical notions on consciousness.
Explanations from Neuroscience
Explanations from Neuroscience
There are two ways of looking at conscious experience: a top-down and a bottom-up approach. The top-down approach is closer to what we may call the phenomenological experience of consciousness. Some aspects of bottom-up approach explanations are from neuroscience. Most researchers present a mixture of both. Hobson (1999) supplied one of the more acceptable schemes of dimensions where consciousness can be mapped, manipulated, and explained through activation, internal–external stimulation, and modulation. Greenfield (1995) posed the question, “How exactly does nervous tissue cause consciousness?” Part of this question can be answered by looking at how the mind can emerge from the working of the brain. This question has been answered from the neuroscience perspective in previous chapters, especially in Chapter 3 ...
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