Simplexity : simplifying principles for a complex world /

"In this book a noted physiologist and neuroscientist introduces the concept of simplexity, the set of solutions living organisms find that enable them to deal with information and situations, while taking into account past experiences and anticipating future ones. Such solutions are new ways o...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Berthoz, A. (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Weiss, Giselle (Traducteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Francés
Publié: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2012.
Collection:Editions Odile Jacob Book.
Sujets:
Science > Miscellanea.
Complexity (Philosophy)
Simplicity.
Sciences > Miscellanées.
Complexité (Philosophie)
Simplicité.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE > System Theory.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Operations Research.
Science
Simplicity
miscellanies.
Trivia and miscellanea
Trivia and miscellanea.
Miscellanées.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part I. REMEMBER TO DARE""; ""1: Making the Complex Simplex""; ""2: Sketching a Theory of Simplexity""; ""3: Gaze and Empathy""; ""4: Attention""; ""5: The Brain as Emulator and Creator of Worlds""; ""6: Simplexity in Perception""; ""Part II. WALKING ON THE MOON""; ""7: The Laws of Natural Movement""; ""8: The Simplex Gesture""; ""9: Walking: A Challenge to Complexity""; ""Part III. THE REALM OF THOUGHT""; ""10: Simplex Space""; ""11: Perceiving, Experiencing, and Imagining Space""
  • ""12: The Spatial Foundations of Rational Thought""""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

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