Self: From Soul to Brain

by Editor: Joseph Ledoux (New York University); Editor: Jacek Debiec (New York University); Editor: Henry Moss (New York Academy of Sciences)

ISBN13:
9781573314510
ISBN10:
157331451X
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 2008-02-01
Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

Each living creature exists as a unit, as self. Understanding the self, then, should be a major goal of scientific research. This volume takes stock of current understanding of the self and its relation to the brain, and considers future directions for scientific research in a multidisciplinary context. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit www.nyas.org/membership/main.asp for more information about becoming a member.

Preface

vii

Joseph LeDoux

Jacek Debiec

Implicit Selves: A Review of the Conference

(30)

Henry Moss

Part I. Self and Consciousness: The Explicit Self

Self-Representation in Nervous Systems

(8)

Patricia S. Churchland

The Self as a Responding---and Responsible---Artifact

(12)

Daniel C. Dennett

Whatever Happened to the Soul?: Theological Perspectives on Neuroscience and the Self

(14)

Nancey Murphy

Out of Contact, Out of Mind: The Distributed Nature of the Self

(14)

David J. Turk

Todd F. Heatherton

C. Neil Macrae

William M. Kelley

Michael S. Gazzaniga

Part II. Chimps and Children: Emergence and Evolution of the Explicit Self

Knowing about Knowing: Dissociations between Perception and Action Systems over Evolution and during Development

(25)

Marc D. Hauser

The Emergence of Consciousness and Its Role in Human Development

104

(30)

Michael Lewis

Theory of Mind and the Self

134

(11)

Francesca Happe

Part III. Implicit Selves

Cultural Selves

145

(32)

Naomi Quinn

Implicit Self and Identity

177

(35)

Thierry Devos

Mahzarin R. Banaji

The Mind's Self-Portrait

212

(14)

Daniel M. Wegner

The Seven Sins of Memory: Implications for Self

226

(14)

Daniel L. Schacter

Joan Y. Chiao

Jason P. Mitchell

Part IV. Biological Basis of the Self

Renovating the House of Being: Genomes, Souls, and Selves

240

(13)

Alex Mauron

Feelings of Emotions and the Self

253

(9)

Antonio Damasio

The Computational Self

262

(10)

Terrence Sejnowski

A Parallel between Radical Reductionism in Science and in Art

272

(23)

Eric R. Kandel

Sarah Mack

The Self: Clues from the Brain

295

(10)

Joseph LeDoux

Conclusions

305

(12)

Jacek Debiec

Joseph LeDoux

Index of Contributors

317

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