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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
William Hirstein |
| ISBN: | 0262083388 9780262083386 0262582716 9780262582711 |
| OCLC Number: | 55518494 |
| Notes: | "A Bradford book." |
| Description: | vi, 289 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | What is confabulation? -- Philosophy and neuroscience -- Confabulation and memory -- Liars, sociopaths, and confabulators -- Mind reading and misidentification -- Unawareness and denial of illness -- The two brains -- Confabulation and knowledge -- Self-deception -- Our nature. |
| Series Title: | Philosophical psychopathology., Disorders in mind. |
| Responsibility: | William Hirstein. |
Abstract:
The phenomenon of confabulation--the tendency to construct plausible-sounding but false answers and believe that they are true--and what it can tell us about the human mind and human nature.
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"Hirstein has packed a wealth of scientific information into this book." John Bickle Journal of Consciousness Studies ' Brain Fiction offers one of the most extensive accounts of false memories and perceptions.' Armin Schnider Science "Hirstein has packed a wealth of scientific information into this book." John Bickle Journal of Consciousness Studies " Brain Fiction offers one of the most extensive accounts of false memories and perceptions." Armin Schnider Science Read more...
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