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How Do You Feel : An Interoceptive Moment With Your Neurobiological Self
Hardback Edition: 1
Drawing on his own cutting-edge research, neurobiologist Bud Craig
has identified an area deep inside the mammalian brain - the insular cortex - as the place where interoception, or the processing of bodily stimuli, generates feelings. He shows how this crucial pathway for interoceptive awareness gives rise in humans to the feeling of being alive, vivid perceptual feelings, and a subjective image of the sentient self across time. Craig explains how feelings represent activity patterns in our brains that signify emotions, intentions, and thoughts, and how integration of these patterns is driven by the unique energy needs of the hominid brain. He describes the essential role of feelings and the insular cortex in such diverse realms as music, fluid intelligence, and bivalent emotions, and relates these ideas to the philosophy of William James and even to feelings in dogs. How Do You Feel? Is also a compelling insider's account of scientific discovery, one that takes readers behind the scenes as the astonishing answer to this neurological puzzle is pursued and pieced together from seemingly unrelated fields of scientific inquiry. This book will fundamentally alter the way that neuroscientists and psychologists categorise sensations and understand the origins and significance of human feelings.
Pages : 368
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Publication date : 2014-11
Subjects: Non-fiction, Medicine, Health And Personal Development