The brain/mind complex an epistemological approach
It is stressed that the brain/mind complex constitutes a monolithic system that functions with emergent properties at several levels of hierarchical organization. These hierarchical levels are non-reducible to one another; they are at least three (neuronal, functional, and semantic), and they functi...
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| description | It is stressed that the brain/mind complex constitutes a monolithic system that functions with emergent properties at several levels of hierarchical organization. These hierarchical levels are non-reducible to one another; they are at least three (neuronal, functional, and semantic), and they function within an interactional plan. From the epistemological view-point, the brain/mind complex uses logical and non-logical mechanisms to dea) with day-to-day problems. Logic is necessary for the thinking process, but it is not sufficient. Emphasis is given to non-logical mechanisms; fuzzy logic and heuristics, which allow the mind to develop strategies to find solutions, are analysed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-570bdf660c5140d39f6009a6107776ea2025-08-20T03:33:34ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271991-09-0149324325010.1590/S0004-282X1991000300002S0004-282X1991000300002The brain/mind complex an epistemological approachWilson Luiz Sanvito0Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São PauloIt is stressed that the brain/mind complex constitutes a monolithic system that functions with emergent properties at several levels of hierarchical organization. These hierarchical levels are non-reducible to one another; they are at least three (neuronal, functional, and semantic), and they function within an interactional plan. From the epistemological view-point, the brain/mind complex uses logical and non-logical mechanisms to dea) with day-to-day problems. Logic is necessary for the thinking process, but it is not sufficient. Emphasis is given to non-logical mechanisms; fuzzy logic and heuristics, which allow the mind to develop strategies to find solutions, are analysed.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1991000300002&lng=en&tlng=en |
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