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Neural Substrates of Memory, Affective Functions and Conscious Experience
Loeb, Carlo; Poggio, Gian F.
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Paperback. This review presents observations made in clinical and experimental investigations and in neuroimaging studies, on the brain structures and circuits in which the neural mechanisms for memory, affective functions and conscious experience are thought to operate. Series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology. Num Pages: 117 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 180.
It is important, indeed necessary, we believe, that the study of the higher brain func tions be introduced by a brief account of the evolution of the philosophical thinking and scientific researches on cognition. The intuition that sensations and intelligence reside in the brain goes back to the Egyptians, in particular the Edwin Smith papyrus, probably dated between 2500 and 3000 b. c. , where the term "brain" appears for the first time and where there is a description of its coverings (meninges) and circumvolutions (Walsh 1994). The philosophical debate on brain and mind made its appearance in ancient l ... Read more
It is important, indeed necessary, we believe, that the study of the higher brain func tions be introduced by a brief account of the evolution of the philosophical thinking and scientific researches on cognition. The intuition that sensations and intelligence reside in the brain goes back to the Egyptians, in particular the Edwin Smith papyrus, probably dated between 2500 and 3000 b. c. , where the term "brain" appears for the first time and where there is a description of its coverings (meninges) and circumvolutions (Walsh 1994). The philosophical debate on brain and mind made its appearance in ancient l ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
117
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology
Number of Pages
111
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540436676
SKU
V9783540436676
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