Buch, Englisch, 199 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3846 g
Buch, Englisch, 199 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3846 g
ISBN: 978-3-319-33644-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
The first part of the book considers perception with respect to its ability to guide behaviors and to make information available to cognitive processes. The author continues by addressing the differences between conscious and non-conscious olfactory perception, and presents an argument for an important role of attention in conscious processes. The book concludes by discussing the function of conscious brain processes and their link to guiding behaviors in complex situations.
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Introduction: Why study philosophy of olfactory perception?.- PART I: PERCEPTUAL QUALITIES.- Chapter 1: Perceptual quality space.- Chapter 2: Third-person access to perceptual qualities.- PART II: PERCEPTS.- Chapter 3: Olfactory objects.- Chapter 4: The function of perception.- PART III: OLFACTION AND COGNITIVE PROCESSES.- Chapter 5: Availability of olfactory information for cognitive processes.- Chapter 6: Modulation of olfactory perception.- PART IV: CONSCIOUSNESS.- Chapter 7: Mechanisms of consciousness.- Chapter 8: Function of conscious brain activities.- Conclusion: Comparing olfaction and vision.- Acknowledgments.- Illustration credits.- References.