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The Human Brain “Projects” upon the World, Simplifying Principles and Rules for Perception

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Neurobiology of “Umwelt”

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“ Each subject lives in a world where there is only of subjective realities and where the same environments represent only subjective realities. ” Von Uexk ü ll.

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Berthoz, A. (2009). The Human Brain “Projects” upon the World, Simplifying Principles and Rules for Perception. In: Berthoz, A., Christen, Y. (eds) Neurobiology of “Umwelt”. Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85897-3_3

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