Mind: scarlet ocean

A new type of neuronal cell was discovered a few years ago: the mirror neurons. Their existence is a disturbing fact for our conceptions of intelligence and memory, giving to the whole universe of mind understanding a new logical framework. The impact of such a discovery on our concept of aesthetics...

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Published in:Technoetic arts : a journal of speculative research 2006-07, Vol.4 (2), p.117-127
Main Author: Pimenta, Emanuel Dimas de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cognition
discovery
logic
mirror neuron
perception
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Summary:A new type of neuronal cell was discovered a few years ago: the mirror neurons. Their existence is a disturbing fact for our conceptions of intelligence and memory, giving to the whole universe of mind understanding a new logical framework. The impact of such a discovery on our concept of aesthetics and philosophy of thought makes us to recall Peirce, Lupasco, Buckminster Fuller launching ourselves to field folds, the super-string model or black holes among other non-linear time and space complexes.
ISSN:1477-965X
1758-9533
DOI:10.1386/tear.4.2.117_1