The Primordial Emotions: The Dawning of Consciousness
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This chapter discusses the physiology of the primordial emotion of thirst, the anatomy and physiological functions subserving higher order consciousness, and the biology of emotion.
Abstract
PART I - THE HYPOTHESIS 1. Introduction: the idea and context 2. The definition of consciousness and self-awareness 3. What some distinguished scientists have proposed on the nature of consciousness: John Searle, HOmer Smith, Vernon Mountcastle and Roger Sperry 4. Consciousness in animals 5. The appetite for salt and the mind - intention in salt mining elephants PART II - EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS 6. The phylogenetic tree 7. An interoceptor driven theory of origin of primary consciousness 8. The physiology of the primordial emotion of thirst 9. The neuroimaging of thirst by PET (Positron Emission Tomography) 10. Neuroimaging of other primordial emotions and also the second level distance receptor evoked emotions PART III - HIGHER COGNITION AND EMOTION 11. Anatomical structure and physiological functions subserving higher order consciousness 12. The biology of emotion