Introduction
1. DRIVES – MOTIVATION, reward system, survival circuits
2. AFFECTS – THE WORLD OF FEELINGS
3. COGNITIVE MECHANISMS AND FUNCTIONS – integration of neurobiology,behavior and mental systems
4. THE MENTAL MIND WORKS ON A NEUROBIOLOGICAL DRIVE – from subcortical nuclei and cortical fields to the oscillatory dynamics of neural circuits and networks.
5. BIOLOGY/GENETICS – behavior and mental functions
6. CONSCIOUSNESS, SELF AND MIND
7. THE MIND IS A PRODUCT OF INTERACTION – of the intrinsic brain, body, behavior and environment, not psychosocial narratives
Appendix
Index
Biography
Mirko Čorlukić carries out psychotherapy in private practice, using neuropsychoanalytic or neuropsychodynamic models of psychotherapy.
Problems like "what is consciousness" or "what is thought" still remain unanswered. Yes, there are many attempts to explain the mind, and we have also seen quite a few successful explanations of small parts of the problem. However, there is still no satisfactory complete explanation. Through his book, Mirko Čorlukić conveyed this state of knowledge (or lack of knowledge) to us today. He combed the literature, diligently read numerous relevant books and found which of the authors concluded something interesting and relevant on the subject. From various books, she chose what was important, central. Almost every major, ambitious attempt to arrive at that answer received treatment in the book. The author presents various insights, explains them and gives the reader the basis of the ideas of each approach, and also has his own opinion about what is important and what should be emphasized, the book is not only a report on the state of the literature, but also the result of his own work - in a way contribution to the whole problem.
Ph.D. Danko Nikolić, Evocenta, Robots go mental, Frankfurt institute for advanced studies, University Clinic Frankfurt
In summary, the mind is a biological-mental phenomenon, and everything mental arose from the biological. Although people trust their mind, the principles of randomness, predictability, and imprecision are attached to it. The psychological theory of mind advocated by the author relies on two fundamental hypotheses. The first is that there is no dualism between biological and psychological, all mental functions are biological. The second is that there is no division into conscious and unconscious mind, everything is consciously created in the unconscious neurobiological machinery. This is a book for all those who really want to connect psychology and cognitive and affective neuroscience. The author introduces us to the fundamental concepts of modern neuroscience in order to offer his answer to the question "What is the mind?". Although the question is multidimensional, bringing it down to the framework of neurobiological machinery, it is easy to understand that neurobiology is a fundamental tool for our cognitive processes. The text is intended for those who already have a fairly good understanding of the secrets of the brain and the neurobiology of behavior, but also for those who are just embarking on a neuroscientific adventure.
Ph.D. Maja Jazvinšćak Jembrek, Ruđer Bošković Institute Zagreb; Department of Psychology HKS
