Syntactic complexity : diachrony, acquisition, neuro-cognition, evolution /
The ability of the human nervous system to process information, perform complicated simultaneous mental and physical tasks, and express feelings and emotions is peerless. Because of its complexity, the human brain is the seminal achievement of biological evolution on our planet. This paper focuses o...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
©2009.
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Colección: | Typological studies in language ;
v. 85. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The ability of the human nervous system to process information, perform complicated simultaneous mental and physical tasks, and express feelings and emotions is peerless. Because of its complexity, the human brain is the seminal achievement of biological evolution on our planet. This paper focuses on one aspect of brain complexity, neural plasticity, the ability of the nervous system to alter its output in response to changing stimuli. Several examples of neuroplasticity at the molecular, cellular, systems and cognitive levels are presented, all of which have physiological and behavioral conse. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 553 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789027290144 9027290148 1282104241 9781282104242 9786612104244 6612104244 |
ISSN: | 0167-7373 ; |