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Brain arousal and information theory : neural and genetic mechanisms /
In Brain Arousal and Information Theory, Donald Pfaff presents a daring perspective on the long-standing puzzle of what arousal is. Pfaff argues that, beneath our mental functions and emotional dispositions, a primitive neuronal system governs arousal. Employing the simple but powerful framework of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In Brain Arousal and Information Theory, Donald Pfaff presents a daring perspective on the long-standing puzzle of what arousal is. Pfaff argues that, beneath our mental functions and emotional dispositions, a primitive neuronal system governs arousal. Employing the simple but powerful framework of information theory, Pfaff revolutionizes our understanding of arousal systems in the brain. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 205 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-195) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674042100 0674042107 9780674019201 0674019202 |