title: The Kantian brain: brain dynamics from a neurophenomenological perspective.
abstract: Current research on spontaneous, self-generated brain rhythms and dynamic neural network coordination cast new light on Immanuel Kant's idea of the 'spontaneity' of cognition, that is, the mind's capacity to organize and synthesize sensory stimuli in novel, unprecedented ways. Nevertheless, determining the precise nature of the brain-cognition mapping remains an outstanding challenge. Neurophenomenology, which uses phenomenological information about the variability of subjective experience in order to illuminate the variability of brain dynamics, offers a promising method for addressing this challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia, 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada.
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fazelpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia, 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada. Electronic address: evan.thompson@ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Evan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history