The Brain as a Tool: A Neuroscientist's Account

ISBN-13: 9780198806738 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 288 str.

Ray Guillery

Opis

The Brain as a Tool considers two distinct views about the functions of the brain and how it interacts with the world. The book relates neural events to our sense of self and consciousness, summarizing important evidence which links neuroscience with cognitive psychology and philosophy.

Recenzje

Guillery was an engaging teacher and companion. This book (published posthumously) brings him back to life, to the delight of those who knew him, and the enlightenment of those who did not, as it provides a guided tour of the nervous system.

O autorze

Ray Guillery (1929-2017). Born in Germany, he became a neuroanatomist and obtained his BSc and PhD in Anatomy from University College London in 1951 and 1954. In his long and distinguished career, Ray taught at University College London (1953-64), University of Wisconsin-Madison (1964-77; 1996-2006), University of Chicago (1977-1984), University of Oxford (1984-96) and Marmara University (2006-2010). He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, a Fellow of University College London and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Neuroscience. In his final position, Ray was an Honorary Emeritus Research Fellow at the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford.