Biological Cognition

Biological cognition is a juggling act, which employs numerous chemical and neural systems to navigate various challenges and opportunities.

Bryce Huebner (Author), Jay Schulkin (Author)

9781108987059, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 December 2022

75 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.15 kg

This Element introduces a biological approach to cognition, which highlights the significance of allostatic regulation and the navigation of challenges and opportunities. It argues that cognition is best understood as a juggling act, which reflects numerous ongoing attempts to minimize disruptions while prioritizing the sources of information that are necessary to satisfy social and biological needs; and it provides a characterization of the architectural constraints, neurotransmitters, and affective states that shape visual perception, as well as the regulatory capacities that sustain flexible patterns of thought and behavior.

1. Introduction
2. Seeing things that matter
3. Learning what matters
4. Social living
5. Complex trade-offs and higher cognition
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Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Philosophy of mind [HPM]