Neural Darwinism : the theory of neuronal group selection
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Neural Darwinism : the theory of neuronal group selection
Oxford University Press, 1989
- : pbk.
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Includes index
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Description
This work presents a radical new view of the function of the brain and nervous system. It suggests that the nervous system in each individual operates as a selective system resembling natural selection in evolution but operating different mechanisms. By providing a fundamental neural basis for categorization of the things of the world it unifies perception, action and learning. This theory revises our view of memory, considering it as a dynamic process of recategorization which has implications for the various psychological states from attention to dreaming. It will stimulate discussion about the mind-body problem, the origins of knowledge and the perceptual bases of language. The author won the 1972 Nobel Prize for Physiology of Medicine.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Somatic selection: structure, function, perception
- neuronal group selection. Part 2 Epigenetic mechanisms: developmental bases of diversity - CAM
- cellular dynamics of neural maps
- evolution and function of distributed systems
- synapses as populations - postsynaptic rule. Part 3 Global functions: action and perception
- selective networks and recognition automata
- selection, learning and behaviour.
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