The Cooperative Neuron

Professor Williams A. Phillips began his career as a Research Fellow at the University of Sussex from 1967 to 1971. He was a Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer at the University of Stirling from 1971 to 1992 before becoming a Professor in 1992. He was also a Fellow of the Frankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies from 2006 until 2013, specializing in theoretical neuroscience. Since 2003, he has been a Professor Emeritus at the University of Stirling.

• 1: Introduction 2: Life, Brain, and Mind: Marvels of Cooperation Between Diverse Individuals 3: Cerebral Neocortex: Hierarchies of Abstraction in Physical Matter That Knows and Doubts, Thinks and Feels, Intends, and Hopes 4: Neocortical Pyramidal Cells That Cooperate by Being Sensitive to Context 5: Cooperative Neurons in Various States of Mind and Brain 6: What Cooperative Neurons Do for Mental Life 7: Evolution and Development of Cooperative Neurons 8: Pathologies of Cooperative Neuronal Processing 9: An Information-Theoretic View of Context-Sensitivity 10: Difficulties and Unresolved Issues 11: Mind's Place in Nature

A remarkable condensation of a lifetime of cutting-edge neuroscience research. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in how neurons make brains and brains make minds - in sickness and in health!