BOOKS BY CATEGORY
Your Account
The Biology of Thought
A Neuronal Mechanism in the Generation of Thought A New Molecular Model
This book is currently unavailable – please contact us for further information.
Price
Quantity
€59.77
(To see other currencies, click on price)
Paperback / softback
Add to basket  

MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK

Main description:

The question of "what is thought" has intrigued society for ages, yet it is still a puzzle how the human brain can produce a myriad of thoughts and can store seemingly endless memories. All we know is that sensations received from the outside world imprint some sort of molecular signatures in neurons - or perhaps synapses - for future retrieval. What are these molecular signatures, and how are they made? How are thoughts generated and stored in neurons? The Biology of Thought explores these issues and proposes a new molecular model that sheds light on the basis of human thought. Step-by-step it describes a new hypothesis for how thought is produced at the micro-level in the brain - right at the neuron.

Despite its many advances, the neurobiology field lacks a comprehensive explanation of the fundamental aspects of thought generation at the neuron level, and its relation to intelligence and memory. Derived from existing research in the field, this book attempts to lay biological foundations for this phenomenon through a novel mechanism termed the "Molecular-Grid Model" that may explain how biological electrochemical events occurring at the neuron interact to generate thoughts. The proposed molecular model is a testable hypothesis that hopes to change the way we understand critical brain function, and provides a starting point for major advances in this field that will be of interest to neuroscientists the world over.


Contents:

PART I. Basic Concepts in Neurobiology 1. Functional Anatomy of the Brain 2. Physiology of the Neuron 3. Memory

PART II. The Molecular-Grid Model 4. Primary Thoughts and Ideas 5. The Perceptual Neurons 6. Dendrites and Primary Thoughts 7. The Molecular-Grid Model 8. Memory, Intelligence and Molecular-Grid

PART III. Evolution of Mind 9. Mind and Consciousness 10. Metaphysics of Thought

PART IV. Computers and Brain 11. Molecular-Grids and Computers


PRODUCT DETAILS

ISBN-13: 9780128102381
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
Publication date: October, 2018
Pages: 248
Weight: 652g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Neurology, Neuroscience, Physiology

CUSTOMER REVIEWS

Average Rating