God Soul Mind Brain by Graziano, Michael S.A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Praise Title Page Part 1 - Mind Chapter 1 - The intention behind the event

Two modes of perception

Chapter 2 - Perceiving the minds of other people

Social perception

Chapter 3 - Social Illusions

The unitary soul Ventriloquism Feeling the stare of another person Perceiving awareness in another person The souls of dolls Pets Celebrity personalities Spirits of the weather Ghosts God

Chapter 4 - Explaining consciousness

Only a brain system expert at perceiving mind would understand the concept of ... Awareness is a social computation The perceived location of the mind Confabulation Consciousness as decision-making Multiple personalities and bistable perception Boxes and arrows Visual awareness Consciousness as a central nexus Consciousness is a process, not a thing

Chapter 5 - Qualia

Speculation 1: Qualia are ubiquitous Speculation 2: Awareness is a type of modeling clay Aura or information?

Part 2 - Brain Chapter 6 - The basics of the brain

Neurons make decisions Divide and conquer in the visual system: Object, motion, space, action Hierarchy Processing streams

Chapter 7 - The machinery for the perception of mind

Biological motion Social perception and social cognition Conscious and non-conscious vision Spatial Neglect Language The automaton A ray gun to the soul

Chapter 8 - Mirror neurons Chapter 9 - Down the rabbit hole: Emotion in the depths of the brain

The amygdala

Chapter 10 - Memes and the brain

Memes Emotion enhances imitation Religion

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