I of the Vortex
From Neurons to Self
$70.86
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
22 February 2002
Summary
A highly original theory of how the mind-brain works, based on the author’s study of single neuronal cells.In I of the Vortex, Rodolfo Llinas, a founding father of modern brain science, presents an original view of the evolution and nature of mind. According to Llinas, the “mindness state” evolved to allow predictive interactions between mobile creatures and their environment. He illustrates the early evolution of mind through a primitive animal called the “sea squirt.” The mobile larval form…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262621632 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262621630 |
| Author: | Rodolfo R. Llinás |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 22 February 2002 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 19mm |
| Series: | I of the Vortex |
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Rodolfo Llinas…offers this compelling synthesis of neurology, from the function of the neuron to the workings of the mind.
Anyone interested in new ways of thinking about organization of the brain would do well to give it a look.
– Ilya Farber * Nature *I of the Vortex is an exciting book, full of imagination, fit for the well-educated lay reader.
– Edgar Garcia-Rill * Forum *Rodolfo Llinas…offers this compelling synthesis of neurology, from the function of the neuron to the workings of the mind.
* Science Books & Films *About The Author
Rodolfo R. Llinás
Rodolfo R. Llinas is the Thomas and Susanne Murphy Professor of Neuroscience and Chairman of the Department of Physiology and Neuroscience at the New York University School of Medicine.
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