The Brain as a Tool considers two distinct views about the functions of the brain and how it interacts with the world. The book relates neural events to our sense of self and consciousness, summarizing important evidence which links neuroscience with cognitive psychology and philosophy.
The Brain as a Tool considers two distinct views about the functions of the brain and how it interacts with the world. The book relates neural events to our sense of self and consciousness, summarizing important evidence which links neuroscience with cognitive psychology and philosophy.
Ray Guillery (1929-2017). Born in Germany, he became a neuroanatomist and obtained his BSc and PhD in Anatomy from University College London in 1951 and 1954. In his long and distinguished career, Ray taught at University College London (1953-64), University of Wisconsin-Madison (1964-77; 1996-2006), University of Chicago (1977-1984), University of Oxford (1984-96) and Marmara University (2006-2010). He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, a Fellow of University College London and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Neuroscience. In his final position, Ray was an Honorary Emeritus Research Fellow at the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford.
Inhaltsangabe
* I HOW DO WE RELATE TO THE WORLD? * 1: The role of the brain * 2: The pathways for perception * 3: The pathways for action * 4: The subcortical motor centres * II MY ROUTE TO THE THALAMIC GATE * 5: Starting to study the brain * 6: The mamillothalamic pathways: My first encounter with the thalamus * 7: Comparative studies of the hypothalamus that led to studies of thalamic synapses * III ARRIVING AT THE THALAMIC GATE * 8: Defining the functional components of the thalamic gate * 9: Thalamic higher order driver inputs as sensorimotor links * 10: The hierarchy of cortical monitors * IV HIGHER CORTICAL FUNCTIONS * 11: Relating the neural connections to actions and perceptions * 12: Interacting with the world * 13: The role of the thalamocortical hierarchy * 14: The neural origins of a sense of self with a brief note on free will
* I HOW DO WE RELATE TO THE WORLD? * 1: The role of the brain * 2: The pathways for perception * 3: The pathways for action * 4: The subcortical motor centres * II MY ROUTE TO THE THALAMIC GATE * 5: Starting to study the brain * 6: The mamillothalamic pathways: My first encounter with the thalamus * 7: Comparative studies of the hypothalamus that led to studies of thalamic synapses * III ARRIVING AT THE THALAMIC GATE * 8: Defining the functional components of the thalamic gate * 9: Thalamic higher order driver inputs as sensorimotor links * 10: The hierarchy of cortical monitors * IV HIGHER CORTICAL FUNCTIONS * 11: Relating the neural connections to actions and perceptions * 12: Interacting with the world * 13: The role of the thalamocortical hierarchy * 14: The neural origins of a sense of self with a brief note on free will
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