Programs of the Brain: Based on the Gifford Lectures, 1975-7 |
Contents
Whats in a brain? | 1 |
Programs of the brain | 5 |
Living and choosing | 12 |
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action action potential activities aggression alpha rhythm altruism amacrine cells animals aphasia axon behaviour belief biological biologist body brain programs called capacity centres cerebral cortex Chapter characteristic chemical child complicated concept consciousness continue cortical course culture depends electrical emotional especially evidence experience eyes fear feel frontal frontal lobes function fundamental genes genetic gland hippocampus homeostasis hormones human brain hypothalamus individual influence involved knowledge language lobes locus coeruleus meaning memory nature nerve cells nerve fibres nervous system neurons neuroscience objects octopus organization pain particular pathways patients patterns perhaps person phonemes pituitary gland pleasure possible probably problem produce question recognize relations responses reticular system retina reward rhythms selection sense serotonin sexual signals sleep social sort sounds speech stimulation structure symbols synapses thalamus thinking tion understand visual whole words