Neuronal man : the biology of mind / by Jean-Pierre Changeux ; translated by Laurence Garey ; with a...
Neuronal man : the biology of mind / by Jean-Pierre Changeux ; translated by Laurence Garey ; with a...
Neuronal man : the biology of mind / by Jean-Pierre Changeux ; translated by Laurence Garey ; with a new preface by Vernon B. Mountcastle.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1997.
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N612.82/41
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xix, 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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1. The "Organ of the Soul" - from Ancient Egypt to the Belle Epoque. Man Thinks with His Brain. Body and Soul. Phrenology. The Neuron. Electric Current and "Medicinal Substances" The "Good Sense" of History -- 2. The Component Parts of the Brain. The Macroscopic View of the Brain. The Expansion of t...
6. The Power of the Genes. Anatomical Mutations. Heredity and Behavior. The Simplicity of the Genome and the Complexity of the Brain. The Automaton Cell. The Embryo System. The Genesis of the Cortex. The Predestination of the Brain -- 7. Epigenesis. Differences between Identical Twins. The Behavior...
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1997.
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c1997.
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Neuronal man : the biology of mind / by Jean-Pierre Changeux ; translated by Laurence Garey ; with a new preface by Vernon B. Mountcastle.
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Princeton science library.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-332) and index.
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0691026661 (pbk.)
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612.82
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