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On the Texture of Brains
Valentino Braitenberg
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Description for On the Texture of Brains
Paperback. Translator(s): Braitenberg, Elisabeth H.; Braitenberg, Valentino. Series: Heidelberg Science Library. Num Pages: 129 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 280.
I believe that the most intriguing thing in the world, be sides the world itself, is the human brain. Moreover, I am sure that a coherent natural philosophy will only be possible once we have understood how the brain, itself an object of physics, generates the description of the physical word. Therefore a book on the brain, be it the fly's or the mouse's brain, needs no justification. It is important, however, to point out the limits of its ambi tions. The first three Chapters are introductory and are written in a lighthearted philosophical vein. An idea is introduced that ... Read more
I believe that the most intriguing thing in the world, be sides the world itself, is the human brain. Moreover, I am sure that a coherent natural philosophy will only be possible once we have understood how the brain, itself an object of physics, generates the description of the physical word. Therefore a book on the brain, be it the fly's or the mouse's brain, needs no justification. It is important, however, to point out the limits of its ambi tions. The first three Chapters are introductory and are written in a lighthearted philosophical vein. An idea is introduced that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
Series
Heidelberg Science Library
Number of Pages
129
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540083917
SKU
V9783540083917
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