Neural Darwinism : the theory of neuronal group selection

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Neural Darwinism : the theory of neuronal group selection

Gerald M. Edelman

Oxford University Press, 1989

  • : pbk.

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内容説明

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.

目次

  • 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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