The Brain in Motion
From Microcircuits to Global Brain Function
$122.40
- Hardcover
286 pages
- Release Date
5 December 2023
Summary
An evolutionary perspective—from lampreys to humans—on how the forebrain coordinates movement while the networks in the brainstem and spinal cord handle the execution.
All living creatures interact with their environment; even the most basic have a set of innate motor circuits they rely on to feed, locomote, fight, and flee. In The Brain in Motion, Sten Grillner describes the evolution of the motor repertoire of vertebrates, from protovertebrates to primates. With breadth and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262048200 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262048205 |
| Author: | Sten Grillner |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 286 |
| Release Date: | 5 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 459g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Grillner, himself a pioneer and leader in the field for over 50-odd years, has enriched the field with an authoritative, overarching treatise of brain motor control and a perspective spanning the past, the present, and the future to come.”
—The Quarterly Review of Biology
Sten Grillner
Sten Grillner is Distinguished Professor at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and previous head of the Nobel Institute for Neurophysiology.
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