{"id":100,"date":"2019-01-15T14:36:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T14:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/non-fiction\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T14:11:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:11:03","slug":"non-fiction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/en\/non-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neuroscience without <em>re<\/em>presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/book\/9780443190650\/neuroscience-without-representations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1699\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2024\/06\/cover-oct23-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-541\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2024\/06\/cover-oct23-scaled.jpg 1699w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2024\/06\/cover-oct23-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2024\/06\/cover-oct23-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2024\/06\/cover-oct23-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2024\/06\/cover-oct23-1019x1536.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2024\/06\/cover-oct23-1359x2048.jpg 1359w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2024\/06\/cover-oct23-1200x1808.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1699px) 100vw, 1699px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In <em>Neuroscience without<\/em> re<em>presentations<\/em>, Oscar Vilarroya addresses the notion of \u201crepresentation\u201d, as used in the expressions \u201cneural representation\u201d or \u201cmental representation\u201d. This notion is a fundamental concept in neuroscience, and yet, neuroscience still lacks a clear, universal and widely accepted view on what it means for a nervous system <em>to represent<\/em> something, on <em>what<\/em> makes a neural activity a representation, and on <em>what <\/em>is re-presented. The author believes that this will continue to be so unless neuroscientists face the challenges of the brain as a cognitive organ without the notion of representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book lays the foundation for a non-representational view of brain function. Vilarroya builds on Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki&#8217;s critique of the theoretical framework underlying current cognitive neuroscience. From this starting point, Vilarroya argues that disciplines such as embodied and embedded cognition, collectively known as &#8216;4E cognition,&#8217; are facilitating a paradigm shift in our understanding of what it means for an animal to be knowledgeable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a nutshell, instead of understanding cognition as grounded in representations -possessing intentionality, in the philosophical sense of being directed at something-, there is now the possibility of understanding it as enaction, that is, as the meaningful engagement of an organism to manage the requirements of a situation. Vilarroya takes this fundamental idea to develop an approach that is supported upon detailed analyses of compelling recent studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presents arguments to support a non-representational view of the brain <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outlines how non-representational brains can also be representationally knowledgeable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Details the reasons underlying the unsuitability of notion of neural representation to address the brain as a cognitive organ.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describes the basics of an alternative to the notion of neural representation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/book\/9780443190650\/neuroscience-without-representations\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/book\/9780443190650\/neuroscience-without-representations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Neuroscience Without <\/strong><\/em><strong>Re<em>presentations<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em><strong><br>Building a Brain-in-a-World View<\/strong><\/em><br>Elsevier, 2024.<br>Paperback ISBN: 9780443190650                                                                                                                                                                               <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2019\/01\/somos_lo_que_nos_contamos1_2000px_0.jpg\" alt=\"somos_lo_que_nos_contamos1_2000px_0.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-98\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2019\/01\/somos_lo_que_nos_contamos1_2000px_0.jpg 782w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2019\/01\/somos_lo_que_nos_contamos1_2000px_0-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2019\/01\/somos_lo_que_nos_contamos1_2000px_0-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2019\/01\/somos_lo_que_nos_contamos1_2000px_0-768x1179.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Somos lo que nos contamos<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Somos lo que nos contamos<\/em> adresses something that defines us as humans: our ability to narrate, that is, to tell and tell stories to ourselves. The starting point of <em>Somos lo que nos contamos <\/em>is the fact that telling stories is an integral part of our nature, so much so that, in some way, we are the stories we tell ourselves. However, the book also defends the idea that our narrative ability builds the reality in which we live, although that the aim of this activity is not to provide an accurate account of what is happening around us, but rather to give it meaning. Our stories can build a more or less suitable representations of the world, but they can also build a reality that we believe to be totally truthful, when it is nothing more than a fantasy that we conveniently believe. And this has many consequences, some harmless, like believing that our team is the best, and others extremely dangerous, like convincing ourselves that our problems are caused by a specific population or country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Somos lo que nos contamos <\/em>develops this idea, explaining the evolutionary origin of the narrative faculty and the adaptive benefit it could bring, as well as describing the basic psychological mechanisms of the narrative faculty, its biases, adjustments and imbalances, as well as its manifold uses. Each chapter presents results of scientific studies, as well as illustrates its arguments with singular clinical cases, or with recent public events, such as the appearance of narrative bubbles amplified by social networks. The text adopts a personal perspective, although based on my career as a neuroscientist, and with the help of studies in psychology, evolutionary biology, as well as other humanistic disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planetadelibros.com\/libro-somos-lo-que-nos-contamos\/290015\" target=\"_blank\">Somos lo que nos contamos. C\u00f3mo el relato construye el mundo en que vivimos<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br>Oscar Vilarroya<br>Ariel, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bromera.com\/educacio\/sense-fronteres\/3399-paraula-de-robot-intelligencia-artificial-i-comunicacio-9788476607596.html\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bromera.com\/infantil-juvenil\/sense-fronteres\/3399-paraula-de-robot-intelligencia-artificial-i-comunicacio-9788476607596.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2023\/03\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-263\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2023\/03\/image-3.png 261w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2023\/03\/image-3-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Paraula de robot. Intel\u00b7lig\u00e8ncia artificial i comunicaci\u00f3<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Premi europeu de divulgaci\u00f3 cient\u00edfica estudi general<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Belgian linguist and robotics expert Luc Steels worked with the robot-puppy AIBO to understand the origin and evolution of language. His work has allowed us to explore some of the questions we have always asked ourselves: How do we learn to speak? What is the meaning of a word? What is the relationship between language and our cognitive abilities? How important is communication in the meaning of words? <em>Paraula de robot <\/em>word travels through the time and space of scientific research, along a path that reveals what we know about the functioning of the human brain with respect to the acquisition of language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bromera.com\/infantil-juvenil\/sense-fronteres\/3399-paraula-de-robot-intelligencia-artificial-i-comunicacio-9788476607596.html\" target=\"_blank\">Paraula de robot<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br>Oscar Vilarroya<br>Bromera, 2003<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brill.com\/view\/title\/31148?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"139\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2023\/03\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267\" style=\"width:200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dissolution of mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This book presents an original thesis about the notion of sensory experience and of the mind\u2019s architecture, which is grounded in current trends in cognitive science and philosophy of mind. Presented in the form of a dialogue, the book explores some of the psychological and philosophical consequences that the author derives from his proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/brill.com\/view\/title\/31148?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The dissolution of mind<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br>Oscar Vilarroya<br>Rodopi\/Brill, 2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brill.com\/view\/title\/31216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2023\/03\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2023\/03\/image-5.png 300w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/vilarroya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2023\/03\/image-5-205x300.png 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<strong>Social Brain Matters<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edited by Oscar Vilarroya and Francesc Forn i Argimon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This book examines philosophical and scientific implications of Neodarwinism relative to recent empirical data. It develops explanations of social behavior and cognition through analysis of mental capabilities and consideration of ethical issues. It includes debate within cognitive science among explanations of social and moral phenomena from philosophy, evolutionary and cognitive psychology, neurobiology, linguistics, and computer science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/brill.com\/view\/title\/31216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Brain Matters<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br>Oscar Vilarroya and Francesc Argimon (Eds.)<br>Rodopi\/Brill, 2007<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neuroscience without representations In Neuroscience without representations, Oscar Vilarroya addresses the notion of \u201crepresentation\u201d, as used in the expressions \u201cneural representation\u201d or \u201cmental representation\u201d. 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