Brain arousal and information theory : neural and genetic mechanisms /
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2006
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 205 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-195) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674042100 0674042107 9780674019201 0674019202 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
