The biology of thought : a neuronal mechanism in the generation of thought : a new molecular model /
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| Author / Creator: | Dharani, Krishnagopal, author. |
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| Imprint: | London, UK ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press/Elsevier, [2015] |
| Description: | xviii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10094392 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Sources and Acknowledgments
- I. Basic Concepts in Neurobiology
- 1. Functional Anatomy of the Brain
- Overview
- General Plan of the Nervous System
- Structure of the Brain
- Cerebral Cortex
- Microscopic Anatomy of Cortex
- Structural Types of Neurons
- Diencephalon
- Basal Ganglia
- Brainsterm
- Celebellum
- Spinal Cord
- Peripheral Nerves
- 1. Physiology of the Neuron
- Overview
- General Plan of Nervous System
- Mechanism of Neuronal Electrical Activity
- Sona
- Dendrites
- Axon
- Synapse
- Signaling Activity of Neurons: A Summary
- Neurotransmitters
- Energetics
- 3. Memory
- Overview
- How is Memory Initiated?
- Formation of Memory
- Mechanism of LTM Formation
- Neuronal Basis of Memory
- Factors Affecting Memory
- Some Phenomena Related to the Brain
- II. The Molecular-Grid Model
- 4. Primary Thoughts and Ideas
- Overview
- Concept of Primary Thought
- Primary Thought as a Fundamental Unit
- Primary Thoughts and Memory
- Sensory Experience is the Same Irrespective of Stimulus
- We can only sense what our Mind knows
- How Innovative is Human Thought?
- Primary Thoughts are Inherited
- 5. The Perceptual Neurons
- Overview
- Pathways of Perception
- Perceptual Neurons
- Simple Ideas and Complex Ideas
- Locating Perceptual Neurons in the Cortex
- 6. Dendrites and Primary Thoughts
- Overview
- General Outlines
- Events at Synapses
- Events at Axons
- Events at Dendrites
- Electrical Activity at Dendrites
- Where in the Neuron?
- The Final Conclusion
- 7. Molecular-Grid Model
- Overview
- Cell Membrane
- Lipid Rafts and Microdomians
- Signal Transduction in Neurons
- Anatomy of Molecular-Grid
- Mechanism of Generation of Primary Thoughts
- Genetic Basis of Primary Thoughts
- Molecular Grids as 'Biological Transistors'
- 8. Memory, Intelligence and Molecular Grid
- Overview
- Memory: A Review
- Molecular Mechanism of Memory
- Storage of Memory and Recall
- Forgetfulness
- Intelligence
- Some Weird but Explainable Phenomena
- III. The Evolution of Human Mind
- 9. Mind and Consciousness
- Overview
- Evolution of the Human Mind
- Evolution of the Central Executive
- Volition, Memory and Central Executive
- Will Versus Volition
- The Wine-Glass Analogy!
- 10. Metaphysics of Thought
- Overview
- The Problem of the Observed: The Enigma of the External World
- The Problem of the Observer: The Paradox of the Human Mind
- How is Thought Initiated?
- Who am 'I'?
- IV. The Computer and the Brain
- 11. Molecular Grids and Computers
- Overview
- The Essentials of a Computer
- The Neuron as the Chip
- Some Highlights in the Comparison
- References
- Glossary
- Index
