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On the Texture of Brains - An Introduction to Neuroanatomy for the Cybernetically Minded (Paperback, 1977 ed.)
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On the Texture of Brains - An Introduction to Neuroanatomy for the Cybernetically Minded (Paperback, 1977 ed.)
Series: Heidelberg Science Library
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I believe that the most intriguing thing in the world, be sides the
world itself, is the human brain. Moreover, I am sure that a
coherent natural philosophy will only be possible once we have
understood how the brain, itself an object of physics, generates
the description of the physical word. Therefore a book on the
brain, be it the fly's or the mouse's brain, needs no
justification. It is important, however, to point out the limits of
its ambi tions. The first three Chapters are introductory and are
written in a lighthearted philosophical vein. An idea is introduced
that turns up repeatedly in the rest of the book, namely, that the
structure of brains is information about the world. Chapter 4 is
didactic: in it the neuron and its function are sketched as the
element of the nerv ous tissue. Chapters 5 to 8 are a collection of
essays loosely tied together mainly by the vagaries of my own
interests. They do not intend to be definitive statements about the
cerebellum, the cerebral cortex, or the visual ganglia of insects
but rather illuminate these structures from a personal point of
view. Accordingly, many au thors will find their own contributions
only insufficiently represented in the text and frequently without
explicit quotation. I beg their pardon and remind the reader that
enough competent reviews are available in the fields that I touch
upon, easily accessible through the references.
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