Sanvito W L
Disciplina de Neurologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa, São Paulo, Brasil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1991 Sep;49(3):243-50. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1991000300002.
It is stressed that the brain/mind complex constitutes a monolithic system that functions with emergent properties at several levels of hierarchical organization. These hierarchical levels are non-reducible to one another; they are at least three (neuronal, functional, and semantic), and they function within an interactional plan. From the epistemological view-point, the brain/mind complex uses logical and non-logical mechanisms to deal with day-to-day problems. Logic is necessary for the thinking process, but it is not sufficient. Emphasis is given to non-logical mechanisms; fuzzy logic and heuristics, which allow the mind to develop strategies to find solutions, are analysed.
需要强调的是，大脑/心智复合体构成了一个整体系统，该系统在多个层次组织水平上具有涌现特性。这些层次彼此不可简化；至少有三个层次（神经元、功能和语义），并且它们在一个交互计划内发挥作用。从认识论的角度来看，大脑/心智复合体使用逻辑和非逻辑机制来处理日常问题。逻辑对于思维过程是必要的，但并不充分。重点在于非逻辑机制；对模糊逻辑和启发式方法进行了分析，它们使心智能够制定寻找解决方案的策略。
