Confabulation theory : the mechanism of thought /

Confabulation theory : the mechanism of thought /

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Author / Creator:	Hecht-Nielsen, Robert.
Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2007.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 245 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Cerebral cortex. Thought and thinking -- Physiological aspects. Cognition -- physiology. Models, Theoretical. Cerebral cortex. Thought and thinking -- Physiological aspects.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9985048

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ISBN:	9783540496052 (electronic bk.) 354049605X (electronic bk.) 9783540496038 3540496033 354049605X
Notes:	Some electronic versions may not contain accompanying materials. Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-234) and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Confabulation theory offers the first complete detailed explanation of the mechanism of cognition, i.e., thinking, an essential information processing capability of all enbrained Earth animals (bees, octopi, trout, ravens, humans, et al.). Concentrating on the human case, this book offers an hypothesis for the neuronal implementation of cognition, and explores the mathematics and methods of application of its mechanism. Thinking turns out to be starkly alien in comparison with all known technological approaches to information processing. While probably not yet scientifically testable, confabulation theory seems consistent with the facts of neuroscience. Beyond science, any complete detailed explanation of cognition can be investigated by applying it technologically. Multiple experiments of this nature are described in this book in complete detail. The results suggest that confabulation theory can provide the universal platform for building intelligent machines. In short, this book explains how thinking works and establishes the foundation for building machines that think. Because of the theorys implications for philosophy, education, medicine, anthropology and social science, this book will also be of interest to scientists in those domains.
Other form:	Print version: Hecht-Nielsen, Robert. Confabulation theory. Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2007

Table of Contents:

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The Mathematics of Thought
Cogent Confabulation
Confabulation Neuroscience I
The Mechanism of Thought
Mechanization of Confabulation
Confabulation Neuroscience II.