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SOFTCOVER! - I OF THE VORTEX - From Neurons to Self by Rodolfo R. Llinas
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9780262621632
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262621630
ISBN-13
9780262621632
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2212008
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
I of the Vortex : from Neurons to Self
Publication Year
2002
Subject
Neurology, Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Neuropsychology
Features
Reprint
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Psychology, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
11.8 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Anyone interested in new ways of thinking about organization of the brain would do well to give it a look.-- Ilya Farber , Nature -- I of the Vortex is an exciting book, full of imagination, fit for the well-educated lay reader. -- Edgar Garcia-Rill , Forum -- Rodolfo Llinas...offers this compelling synthesis of neurology, from the function of the neuron to the workings of the mind. -- Science Books & Films --, "Rodolfo Llinas...offers this compelling synthesis of neurology, from the function of the neuron to the workings of the mind." - Science Books & Films, Anyone interested in new ways of thinking about organization of the brain would dowell to give it a look., Rodolfo Llinas...offers this compelling synthesis of neurology, from the function of the neuron to the workings of the mind., Anyone interested in new ways of thinking about organization of the brain would do well to give it a look., "Anyone interested in new ways of thinking about organization of the brain would do well to give it a look." Ilya Farber Nature
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
612.8/2
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
A highly original theory of how the mind-brain works, based on the author's study of single neuronal cells. In I of the Vortex , Rodolfo Llinas, a founding father of modern brain science, presents an original view of the evolution and nature of mind. According to Llinas, the "mindness state" evolved to allow predictive interactions between mobile creatures and their environment. He illustrates the early evolution of mind through a primitive animal called the "sea squirt." The mobile larval form has a brainlike ganglion that receives sensory information about the surrounding environment. As an adult, the sea squirt attaches itself to a stationary object and then digests most of its own brain. This suggests that the nervous system evolved to allow active movement in animals. To move through the environment safely, a creature must anticipate the outcome of each movement on the basis of incoming sensory data. Thus the capacity to predict is most likely the ultimate brain function. One could even say that Self is the centralization of prediction. At the heart of Llinas's theory is the concept of oscillation. Many neurons possess electrical activity, manifested as oscillating variations in the minute voltages across the cell membrane. On the crests of these oscillations occur larger electrical events that are the basis for neuron-to-neuron communication. Like cicadas chirping in unison, a group of neurons oscillating in phase can resonate with a distant group of neurons. This simultaneity of neuronal activity is the neurobiological root of cognition. Although the internal state that we call the mind is guided by the senses, it is also generated by the oscillations within the brain. Thus, in a certain sense, one could say that reality is not all "out there," but is a kind of virtual reality., A highly original theory of how the mind-brain works, based on the author's study of single neuronal cells. Color Figures from the book are now available online--click the title for more information.
LC Classification Number
QP411.L56 2002
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