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Current opinion in neurobiology

ISSN 1873-6882

1 paper in the library · 64 citations · publishing 2015

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The Kantian brain: brain dynamics from a neurophenomenological perspective.

Current opinion in neurobiology April 1, 2015 Sina Fazelpour, Evan Thompson 64 citations

Recent research on spontaneous brain rhythms and neural network coordination supports Immanuel Kant's concept of cognitive spontaneity—the mind's ability to organize sensory input in new ways. However, linking brain activity to cognition precisely remains difficult. Neurophenomenology, which incorporates subjective experience to explain variations in brain dynamics, provides a promising approach to this problem.