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Systems Approaches to Developmental Neurobiology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
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Systems Approaches to Developmental Neurobiology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
Series: NATO Science Series A:, 192
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It is appropriate at the outset of this book to pose a question
that was often asked --of the organizers before the meeting took
place and later among those who participated in the meeting --
"What is meant by 'Systems Approaches' in the study of
developmental neurobiology?" The answer, as we originally conceived
it, can be succinctly summarized by the word "interactions". That
brief epithet was expanded during the general discussion portion of
the meeting, where the following definition was offered: "Systems
approaches in developmental neurobiology are unified by attention
to the emergent properties of the developing system under
investigation and by a focus on the aspects of development of the
nervous system that depend on interactions among its various
elements, be they molecular, intracellular or multicellular. " As
opposed to ignoring complexity or trying to wish it away, those of
us who utilize a systems approach embrace the principle that
complexity is what makes the nervous system special. We have come
to recognize that wherever we look, we find interactions which are
to be probed and eventually. understood. Even the so-called "simple
systems", a term that has been used to describe many invertebrate
preparations, are embraced under the above definition, since with
further study it is becoming increasing clear that such systems are
not as simple as once thought. We also include molecular genetics
under the systems rubric. After all, genes regulate other genes
which regulate others, and so it goes.
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