Governing behavior : how nerve cell dictatorships and democracies control everything we do / Ari Ber...
Governing behavior : how nerve cell dictatorships and democracies control everything we do / Ari Ber...
Governing behavior : how nerve cell dictatorships and democracies control everything we do / Ari Berkowitz.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/1700
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Language
English
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Physical content
227 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
How to spy on the government -- Isn't there an easier way? -- Neuronal dictatorships -- Neuronal democracies -- How are the factories run? -- The plot (and the chemical soup) thickens -- Government surveillance -- Government self-monitoring -- Becoming a political animal -- Governing behavior.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"Everything we and other animals do is caused by electrical signals in nerve cells, or neurons. Neurons are organized into circuits, like the electrical circuits that run electronic devices. This book explores how these circuits function to control behaviors. In some circuits, a single neuron acts like a dictator, gathering information from many so...
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Governing behavior : how nerve cell dictatorships and democracies control everything we do / Ari Berkowitz.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/1700
Record Identifier
74VKVpQeA8od
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVpQeA8od
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ISBN
9780674736900 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
612.81046
MMS ID
991023988319402626
