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Recognising Top-Down Causation

George Ellis

Year: 2015 ˜The œfrontiers collection Pages: 17-44   Publisher: Springer Nature
Keywords:
Causation Arrow of time Process (computing) Arrow Classical physics Macro Epistemology State (computer science) Computer science Theoretical physics Cognitive science Physics Psychology Philosophy Quantum mechanics Algorithm Programming language

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Topics

Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
Life Sciences →  Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology →  Molecular Biology
Neural dynamics and brain function
Life Sciences →  Neuroscience →  Cognitive Neuroscience

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