Jason W. Brown, Neuropsychological Foundations of Conscious Experience. Brussels: Chromatika, 2010. 359 pp.
Journal Title: Acta Neuropsychologica - Year 2012, Vol 10, Issue 3
Abstract
The sequence in this review is the same as the microgenetic and morphodynamic process described by Brown in his book (2010), and his own ontogenesis, as well. It will begin with philosophy, because this will give us a general starting point. It makes possible the evaluation of the physical outside world, and the brain processes, both in functioning and in growth, as well as various pathologies with which Brown has had to cope while working as a neurologist with brain-damaged patients. Such work always requires a psychological insight, so the next phase to be discussed will correspond to the world Inside. The review will end with a consideration of time, which is to say, more on a quantum level.The brilliance of Brown for me lies in his bringing together the outside world (neurology: processes in the brains and growth of the brain) and the inside world (psychology). Brown is a great analyst, also in relation to his own experiences, as in the case of dreams. He points out that processes that can be observed in morphogenesis, or on a cellular (body) level, can also be seen on a psychological, or mind level. So we start off with his philosophical views, or to state it in his terms, “the Whole”.
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