Originally published in 1986, this stimulating and unorthodox book
integrates the major findings of hemispheric research with the
larger questions of how the brain stores and transmits information
- the 'brain code'. Norman Cook emphasizes how the two cerebral
hemispheres communicate information over the corpus callosum, the
largest single nerve tract of the human brain. Excitatory
mechanisms are involved in the duplication of information between
the hemispheres; in contrast, inhibitory mechanisms are implicated
in the production of hemispheric asymmetries and, crucially, in
high-level cognitive phenomena such as the right hemisphere's role
in providing the 'context' within which left hemispheric verbal
information is placed. These callosal mechanisms of information
transfer are not only fundamental to the brain code; they are the
simplest and most easily demonstrated ways in which the neocortex
'talks to itself'. The Brain Code demonstrates how popular topics
within psychology at the time, such as laterality, hemisphere
differences and the psychology of left and right, are central to
further progress in understanding the human brain. This book
provides stimulating reading for students of psychology, artificial
intelligence and neurophysiology, as well as anyone interested in
the broader question of how the brain works.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Psychology Library Editions: Neuropsychology |
| Release date: |
August 2020 |
| First published: |
1986 |
| Authors: |
Norman D Cook
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-59151-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Psychology >
Physiological & neuro-psychology
|
| LSN: |
1-138-59151-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781138591516 |
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