The affective neuroscience of consciousness: higher-order syntactic thoughts, dual routes to emotion and action, and consciousness
Cambridge University Press eBooks May 14, 2007 DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511816789.030 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 34 |
| Key points | Argues that consciousness depends on higher-order syntactic thought, which enables thinking about and correcting one's own thoughts, and proposes dual routes to emotion and action: a direct subcortical route and an indirect cortical route linked to conscious awareness. |
Abstract
The affective neuroscience of consciousness: higher-order syntactic thoughts, dual routes to emotion and action, and consciousness from Part II - The neuroscience of consciousness Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012 By Edmund T.
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