Chimerical colors: Some phenomenological predictions from cognitive neuroscience

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 527-560

  Churchland, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Color Space; Mind Brain Reduction; Opponent Process Network; Qualia

Indexed keywords

EID: 27344433448     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515080500264115     Document Type: Review

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