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From neuron to the self
Introduction
Why do we have a brain?
Why the Cambrian?
Neurons
Fun Fact: It’s not (only) about size
Making sense of the senses
Blindsight
Fun Fact: The diving bell and the butterfly
Sources and further reading
Suggested readings:
- Jean-Dominique Bauby, Lo scafandro e la farfalla, Ponte alle Grazie, 2007
- Anil Seth, Come il nostro cervello crea la nostra coscienza, Raffaello Cortina, 2023
Scientific articles:
- Wolpert et al., Why can’t you tickle yourself?, Neuroreport, 2000
- Lars Chittka e Jeremy Niven, Are big brains better?, Current Biology: Volume 19 R995-R1008, 2009
- Rohde et al., The Rubber Hand Illusion: Feeling of Ownership and Proprioceptive Drift Do Not Go Hand in Hand, Plos One: Volume 6 Issue 6, 2011
- Kalckert e Ehrsson, Moving a rubber hand that feels like your own: a dissociation of ownership and agency, Frontiers, Volume 6 Article 40, 2012
- Baron e Mourmourakis, The Relationship between Cognition and Brain Size or Neuron Number, Brain, Behavior and Evolution, Volume 99 Issue 2, 2024
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