More troubles with cognitive neuroscience. Einstein’s theory of relativity and the hyperverse

(2014) Gabriel Vacariu, More troubles with cognitive neuroscience. Einstein’s theory of relativity and the hyperverse, University of Bucharest Press

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………… 9

Part I

Chapter 1 The unexpected: “Epistemologically different worlds”….. 15

1.1 Introduction ……………………………………………………….. 15

1.2 Definitions ………………………………………………………… 16

1.3 Propositions for its………………………………………………. 18

1.4 Propositions for Its and being ………………………………. 24

1.5 The hyperverse …………………………………………………… 30

Part II

Chapter 2 Spatial cognition………………………………………………………. 39

2.1 Introduction – general notions……………………………….. 39

2.2 Retinotopic maps………………………………………………… 50

2.3 Spatial navigation and cognitive maps……………………. 54

2.4 Hippocampus, grid cells, head direction cells, border cells, and other technical elements regarding spatial cognition…………………………………………………………… 75

2.5 Egocentric and allocentric representations, frames of reference, and integration……………………………………. 93

2.6 Endurance problem, abstract space, “perceptual filling” and “panoramic view”……………………………… 103

2.7 Parallel space, sensory modal interactions, color, language, visual mental imagery and visual perception.. 130

Chapter 3 The best achievements in cognitive neuroscience today: the fMRI experiments of Gallant’s team ……………………… 147

3.1 Introduction………………………………………………………… 147

3.2 Nishimoto et al. (2011): “Reconstructing visual experiences from brain activity evoked by natural movies”…………………………………………………………….. 150

3.3 Huth et al. (2012): “A continuous semantic space describes the representation of thousands of object and action categories across the human brain”……….. 155

3.4 Stansbury et al. (2013): “Natural scene statistics account for the representation of scene categories in human visual cortex”………………………………………….. 158

3.5 Çukur et al. (2013a and 2013b): “Attention during natural vision warps semantic representation across the human brain” (and fusiform face area as example 161

Chapter 4 Multisensory integration……………………………………………. 164

Chapter 5 Endogenous brain activity and default mode network……. 197

5.1 Bechtel’s recent work on endogenous brain activity…. 197

5.2 More information about default network and mind wandering…………………………………………………………. 204

5.3 Few words about consciousness in cognitive neuroscience 223

5.4 Rakover’s “methodological dualism”: the methodological differences between natural sciences (physics) and (cognitive) psychology……………………………………….. 227

Chapter 6 Molecules, oscillations, and cognition…………………………. 235

6.1 Bickle’s microneuronal level and cognition……………. 235

6.2 Molecular coherence and cognition……………………….. 258

6.3 About consciousness…………………………………………… 269

Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………… 273

Part III

Chapter 7 The hyperontological foundations of Einstein’s theory of relativity………………………………………………………………….. 281

7.1 Introduction………………………………………………………. 281

7.2 The special theory of relativity…………………………….. 286

7.3 The general theory of relativity……………………………. 301

7.4 Few words about quantum mechanics…………………… 309

7.5 The results of BICEP2 (March 2014) about Big Bang, gravitational waves and inflation………………………….. 313

7.6 Conclusion………………………………………………………… 322

Appendix “Did Markus Gabriel (Bonn University) plagiarize my ideas?” ………………………………………………………………………………….. 327

1. The “epistemologically different worlds” perspective………………. 327
2. The unbelievable coincidence: two individuals elaborated the same new framework of thinking in the same decade!……………………… 330
3. Markus Gabriel’s TED clip ………………………………………………….. 332
4. Markus Gabriel’s book: “Why the world does not exist” (2013) .. 335
5. Remarks about the UNBELIEVABLE similarities between the EDWs perspective and Markus Gabriel’s ideas: Markus Gabriel does not offer any serious argument for the ideas that are so similar with my ideas!…………………………………………………………………….. 340
6. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………. 345

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