Bibliograph

The vicarious brain, creator of worlds, Alain Berthoz ; translated by Giselle Weiss

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Label

The vicarious brain, creator of worlds, Alain Berthoz ; translated by Giselle Weiss

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The vicarious brain, creator of worlds

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

946907407

Responsibility statement

Alain Berthoz ; translated by Giselle Weiss

Summary

Groping around a familiar room in the dark, relearning to read after a brain injury, navigating a virtual landscape through an avatar: all are expressions of vicariance--when the brain substitutes one process or function for another. Alain Berthoz shows that this capacity allows humans to think creatively in an increasingly complex world.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Introduction -- Part I. The vicarious act -- 1. The brain as a problem-solver -- 2. Perceiving and acting -- 3. The personal body, self, and identity -- 4. Vicariance and changing perspective -- Part II. Ontogenesis and plasticity -- 5. The stages of vicariance -- 6. Vicariance and brain plasticity -- Part III. Vicariance and sharing emotions -- 7. Sympathy and empathy -- 8. Vicarious emotion -- Part IV. Education -- 9. Vicarious learning -- Epilogue

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