A synthesis of classic and modern neurobehavioral literature dealing with the principles by which complex, purposive, and intelligent behavior is generated, this book features:
* papers by C.S. Sherrington, E. von Holst, D.M. Wilson, G. Fraenkel, H. Mittelstaedt, and P. Weiss
* clear descriptions of three types of elementary units of behavior -- the reflex, the oscillator, and the servomechanism
* a review of the diverse manifestations of hierarchical structure in the neural mechanisms underlying coordinated action.
This volume has proven to be of great...
A synthesis of classic and modern neurobehavioral literature dealing with the principles by which complex, purposive, and intelligent behavior is gene...