Bosquejo de un sujeto mínimo neuroafectivo

Summary

The paper argues that despite ongoing disagreement about how to define consciousness and the self, insights from affective neuroscience can clarify their relationship. By examining emotional and motivational processes, the authors show that conceptual confusion in the literature does not preclude using theoretical and empirical research to understand how consciousness and the self are interconnected.

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Abstract

Consciousness and the self are amongthe most debated topics in neuroscience.There is, however, no agreement on theproper way to articulate both notions.In this paper we explore the possibilitiesfor analyzing this conceptual joint fromthe vantage point of affective neuroscience. In doing so, we substantiate that theconceptual entanglements present in theliterature do not prevent the use of theoretical and empirical research on the fieldin order to make sense of the aforementioned conceptual joint.