Neural plasticity and consciousness

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 131-168

  Hurley, Susan ^a   Noë, Alva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Cortical deference; Cortical dominance; Dynamic sensorimotor contingencies; Explanatory gaps; Neural plasticity; Perceptual adaptation; Phantom limbs; Synaesthesia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLOGY;

EID: 0038724295     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023308401356     Document Type: Article

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