Brain arousal and information theory : neural and genetic mechanisms / Donald Pfaff.

By:

Pfaff, Donald W, 1939-

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780674042100
0674042107
9780674019201
0674019202

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Brain arousal and information theory.DDC classification:

153 22

LOC classification:

QP405 .P43 2006eb

NLM classification:

2005 O-270
WL 103

Other classification:

CZ 1000

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Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface and Dedication""; ""1 Toward a Universal Theory of Brain Arousal""; ""2 Anatomy Is Not Destiny, but a Little Neuroanatomy Helps""; ""3 Arousal Is Signaled by Electrical Discharges in a System of Nerve Cells""; ""4 Autonomic Nervous System Changes Supporting Arousal; the Unity of the Body""; ""5 Genes Whose Neurochemical Products Support Arousal""; ""6 Heightened States of Arousal: Sex Compared to Fear""; ""7 Major Systems Questions about Brain Arousal Networks""; ""8 Summary and Practical Importance: From Biological Mechanisms to Health Applications""; ""Works Cited""

Summary: In Brain Arousal and Information Theory, Donald Pfaff presents a daring perspective on the long-standing puzzle of what arousal is. Pfaff argues that, beneath our mental functions and emotional dispositions, a primitive neuronal system governs arousal. Employing the simple but powerful framework of information theory, Pfaff revolutionizes our understanding of arousal systems in the brain.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-195) and index.

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In Brain Arousal and Information Theory, Donald Pfaff presents a daring perspective on the long-standing puzzle of what arousal is. Pfaff argues that, beneath our mental functions and emotional dispositions, a primitive neuronal system governs arousal. Employing the simple but powerful framework of information theory, Pfaff revolutionizes our understanding of arousal systems in the brain.

In English.

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