Anatomy and the Problem of Behaviour

Anatomy and the Problem of Behaviour
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 127
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ISBN-10 : 9781107502352
ISBN-13 : 1107502357
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Anatomy and the Problem of Behaviour by : G. E. Coghill

Originally published in 1929, this book contains three lectures on the subject of the anatomical basis for typical behavioural development in animals.

The Brain and Behavior

The Brain and Behavior
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 0521840503
ISBN-13 : 9780521840507
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis The Brain and Behavior by : David L. Clark

New edition building on the success of previous one. Retains core aim of providing an accessible introduction to behavioral neuroanatomy.

Ruminants

Ruminants
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Publisher : Nova Biomedical Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1620810646
ISBN-13 : 9781620810644
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Ruminants by : Ricardo Evandro Mendes

This book includes thoroughly revised and reviewed information with content of the most important diseases throughout the world. It presents up-to-date information on diseases effecting ruminants as Fasciolosis, Freemartism and BVD, as well as, present important information about behaviour and evolutionary and morphological anatomy. Included also are observations collected during experiments using immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. This book was written by some of the best researchers in each area, from universities located in Spain, Portugal, US, Switzerland, Brazil, Italy and Slovakia. Completely revised chapters reflect the information from current literature.

The Anatomy of Violence

The Anatomy of Violence
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Publisher : Pantheon
Total Pages : 501
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ISBN-10 : 9780307378842
ISBN-13 : 0307378845
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The Anatomy of Violence by : Adrian Raine

Provocative and timely: a pioneering neurocriminologist introduces the latest biological research into the causes of--and potential cures for--criminal behavior. With an 8-page full-color insert, and black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Body, Brain, Behavior

Body, Brain, Behavior
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : 9780128180938
ISBN-13 : 0128180935
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Body, Brain, Behavior by : Tamas L. Horvath

Body, Brain, Behavior: Three Views and a Conversation describes brain research on the frontiers, with a particular emphasis on the relationship between the brain and its development and evolution, peripheral organs, and other brains in communication. The book expands current views of neuroscience by illustrating the integration of these disciplines. By using a novel method of conversations between 3 scientists of different disciplines, cellular, endocrine, developmental, and social processes are seamlessly woven into topics that relate to contemporary living in health and disease. This book is a critical read for anyone who wants to become familiar with the inner workings of the nervous system and its intimate connections to the universe of contemporary life issues. Introduces the reader to basic principles of brain research and integrative physiology Dissects the dispute between Cajal and Golgi regarding the state-of-the art in the neurosciences and immunobiology Provides a short history of brain research and metabolism Discusses contemporary approaches in the neurosciences, along with the importance of technological versus conceptual advances Examines the dynamics of social connections between two brains, integrating mechanisms of Body/Brain/Behavior-to-Body/Brain/Behavior between subjects

Vision, Brain, and Behavior in Birds

Vision, Brain, and Behavior in Birds
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 452
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ISBN-10 : 026224036X
ISBN-13 : 9780262240369
Rating : 4/5 (6X Downloads)

Synopsis Vision, Brain, and Behavior in Birds by : Harris Philip Zeigler

This book provides the first comprehensive and current review of considerable progress made over the past decade in analyzing neural and behavioral mechanisms mediating visually guided behavior in birds.The visual capacities of birds rival even those of primates, and their visual system probably reflects the operation of a ground plan common to all vertebrates. This book provides the first comprehensive and current review of considerable progress made over the past decade in analyzing neural and behavioral mechanisms mediating visually guided behavior in birds.The book's five major sections deal with the visual world of birds, the organization of avian visual systems, the development and plasticity of visual structure and function, visuomotor control mechanisms, and cognitive processes. The introduction to each section discusses the nature and significance of the problem areas, providing a context for the chapters to follow, which review the current status of research on a specific problem. The contributors are an international assemblage of researchers, representing a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ornithology to neurophysiology and including ethology, experimental psychology, anatomy, and developmental neurobiology. For the ethologist, avian behavior is the source of a wide variety of species-typical fixed action patterns; for the experimental psychologist, birds are the subject of choice for studies of conditioning, learning, and cognitive processes; for the neurobiologist they provide model systems for studying developmental processes, sensory mechanisms, orientation, and motor control. For these reasons, research on the avian brain and behavior occupies an increasingly important place in contemporary behavioral biology.

Analysis of Visual Behavior

Analysis of Visual Behavior
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Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Total Pages : 870
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015000642903
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Analysis of Visual Behavior by : David Ingle

"Analysis of Visual Behavior" encompasses both theoretical and experimental research. It deals with the visual mechanisms of diverse vertebrate species from salamanders and toads to primates and humans and presents a stimulating interaction of the disciplines of anatomy, physiology, and behavioral science. Throughout, visual mechanisms are investigated from the point of view of the brain functioning at the organismic level, as opposed to the now more prevalent focus on the molecular and cellular levels. This approach allows researchers to deal with the patterns of visually guided behavior of animals in real-life situations.The twenty-six contributions in the book are divided among three sections: "Indentification and Localization Processes in Nonmammalian Vertebrates," introduced by David J. Ingle; "Visual Guidance of Motor Patterns: The Role of Visual Cortex and the Superior Colliculus," introduced by Melvyn A. Goodale; and "Recognition and Transfer Processes," introduced by Richard J. W. Mansfield.The editors are all university researchers in psychology: David J. Ingle at Brandeis, Melvyn A. Goodale at the University of Western Ontario, and Richard J. W. Mansfield at Harvard.

Journal of the Royal Society of Arts

Journal of the Royal Society of Arts
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1256
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X001770327
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Journal of the Royal Society of Arts by : Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain)

Knowledge and the Body-Mind Problem

Knowledge and the Body-Mind Problem
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : 9781135975364
ISBN-13 : 1135975361
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Knowledge and the Body-Mind Problem by : Karl Popper

Based upon the Kenan Lectures that Karl Popper delivered at Emory University in 1969, Knowledge and the Body-Mind Problem raises problems connected with human freedom, creativity, rationality, and the relationship between human beings and their actions. These are what Popper calls big issues - too big for easy answers, but too important to be ignored. In these lectures, and in the discussions that follow them, Sir Karl develops a theory of body-mind interaction. This theory involves evolutionary emergence, human language, and that realm of autonomous products of the human mind which Popper calls World 3. According to Popper, consciousness emerged in the course of evolution as a kind of control system for the body, like a driver is a control system for a car. Objective knowledge - the kind of knowledge that is found in books and libraries - then emerged in the course of evolution as a higher level control system for the mind. Simply put, objective knowledge is the mind's control system for critical problem solving. In this way, full consciousness - the kind of consciousness that humans can have - is anchored in World 3 and is closely linked to human language, problems, theories, and criticism. And it is mainly through this use of objective knowledge as a control system for critical problem solving that we are able to exercise our freedom, creativity, and rationality - first by making contributions, like science books and works of art, to World 3; and then by using these contributions to bring about changes in Worlds 1 and 2. The Kenan Lectures were well-attended and provoked lively discussions. This book is published in the same informal language in which they were originally delivered and so can be easily understood by a general audience.