What is a Mind Week 5 - Instincts and learning

MOOC

2015-08-15

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38619
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Week-5_Video-1_Instincts and learning.mp4 (37.94 MB)

Week_5_Step_5.1._Instincts_and_Learning.pdf (177.8 KB)
Authors
Solms, Mark
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Department of Psychology
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Faculty of Humanities
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Abstract
In this video, Professor Mark Solms introduces the fourth defining property of the mind: agency, the ability to choose between possible actions. He briefly provides a scientific perspective on what agency consists in, refering to evolutionary theories and neural circuity. This is video 1 in Week 5 of the What is a Mind MOOC.
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psychology
agency
neuroscience
evolution of the mind
intentionality

Reference:

Solms, M. 2015. What is a Mind Week 5 - Instincts and learning. [MOOC]. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38619

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