
The Brain in Context: A Pragmatic Guide to Neuroscience
Jonathan D. / Schulkin Moreno
Résumé
In The Brain in Context , the bioethicist Jonathan D. Moreno and the neuroscientist Jay Schulkin provide an accessible and thought-provoking account of the evolution of neuroscience and the neuroscience of evolution. They emphasize that the brain is not an isolated organ-it extends into every part of the body and every aspect of human life. Understanding the brain requires studying the environmental, biological, chemical, genetic, and social factors that continue to shape it. Moreno and Schulkin describe today's transformative devices, theories, and methods, including technologies like fMRI and optogenetics as well as massive whole-brain activity maps and the attempt to create a digital simulation of the brain. They show how theorizing about the brain and experimenting with it often go hand in hand, and they raise cautions about unintended consequences of technological interventions. The Brain in Context is a stimulating and even-handed assessment of the scope and limits of what we know about how we think.
1. Electrifying
2. Constructing
3. Evolving
4. Imaging
5. Engineering
6. Securing
7. Healing
8. Socializing
Not the Last Word
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Index
Jay Schulkin is a research professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Georgetown University. He is the author of numerous books, including Reflections on the Musical Mind: An Evolutionary Perspective (2013) and Sport: A Biological, Philosophical, and Cultural Perspective (Columbia, 2016).
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Columbia univ p |
Auteur(s) | Jonathan D. / Schulkin Moreno |
Parution | 25/11/2019 |
Nb. de pages | 280 |
EAN13 | 9780231177368 |
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