The predictive brain : consciousness, decision and embodied action /

An investigation of the working of the human mind, this book sets out to show that the brain is not only a reactive mechanism, but rather proactive, allowing people to make hypotheses, anticipate consequences, and formulate expectations. The book discusses how the evolution of motor modes of behavio...

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Main Author: Maldonato, Mauro
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Brighton ; Chicago : Sussex Academic Press, 2014.
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