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The mind is flat : the remarkable shallowness of the improvising brain
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The mind is flat : the remarkable shallowness of the improvising brain

by Nick Chater

This work challenges the theory of hidden mental depth, arguing that the human mind lacks a complex unconscious. It proposes that the brain acts as a creative improviser, generating thoughts and behaviours in the moment based on previous experiences.

Accession 15303 ISBN 9780300238723 Publisher Yale University Press
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