Governing behavior : how nerve cell dictatorships and democracies control everything we do /

"Everything we and other animals do is caused by electrical signals in nerve cells, or neurons. Neurons are organized into circuits, like the electrical circuits that run electronic devices. This book explores how these circuits function to control behaviors. In some circuits, a single neuron a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Berkowitz, Ari, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Neurons.
Neural networks (Neurobiology)
Animal behavior.
Central nervous system.
Neural circuitry.
Neurons > physiology
Behavior, Animal
Models, Neurological
Central Nervous System
Nerve Net
Neurons
Neurones.
Réseaux neuronaux (Neurobiologie)
Animaux > Mœurs et comportement.
Système nerveux central.
Réseaux nerveux.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • How to spy on the government
  • Isn't there an easier way?
  • Neuronal dictatorships
  • Neuronal democracies
  • How are the factories run?
  • The plot (and the chemical soup) thickens
  • Government surveillance
  • Government self-monitoring
  • Becoming a political animal
  • Governing behavior.

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