Cognitive Science

The keyword Cognitive Science is tagged in the following 3 articles.

The Mind in the Brain, the Brain in a Robot: Strong AI in an Artificial Neural Network Brain Replica Housed in an Autonomous, Sensory Endowed Robot

October 4, 2010 - 5869 words | Philosophy » Artificial Intelligence

The advent of digital computers and contemporary neuroscience has fundamentally changed possible approaches to artificial intelligence (AI). Mankind’s perpetually evolving technological capacity inevitably leads to faster processors, more complex systems, and... Read Article »

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Artificial Intelligence AI Cognitive Science Searle Artificial Neural Network Sensory Endowed Robot

Implications of the Split Brain: A Consideration of Nagel

September 24, 2010 - 1555 words | Philosophy » Consciousness

In his article “Brain Bisection and the Unity of Consciousness,” Thomas Nagel suggests that the ordinary conception of a unified mind is misled. To support his claim, he turns to data concerning patients whose corpus callosum has been severed. Because the... Read Article »

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Consciousness Split Brain Neuroscience Cognitive Science Psychology Brain Mind Perception

The Lockean Memory Theory of Personal Identity: Definition, Objection, Response

August 9, 2010 - 1934 words | Philosophy » John Locke

For centuries philosophers have struggled to define personal identity. In his 1690 work An Essay on Human Understanding, John Locke proposes that one's personal identity extends only so far as their own consciousness. The connection between consciousness and memory... Read Article »

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Philosophy Memory Theory Bundle Theory John Locke Philosophy Of Mind Cognitive Science