The Brain and Its Self
A Neurochemical Concept of the Innate and Acquired Drives
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The main message of this monograph is that the appearance of the mammalian brain with the ability to acquire drives ensured the development of social life, and eventually led to the evolution of the human society. This most sophisticated form of organized life on earth is still in the trial and error phase of its development. It seeks to outgrow the myth-directed era of its history and come to its final state, the ration-directed human society.
1;Preface;6 2;Acknowledgements;7 3;Contents;8 4;Abbreviations;10 5;Introduction;11 6;1 Innate and Acquired Drives;20 7;2 The Conception thatWhatever Humans Achieved Derives from the Unrestricted Capacity of Their Brain to Acquire Drives;25 8;3 Enhancer Regulation: A Neurochemical Approach to the Innate and Acquired Drives;33 9;4 Approaching Old Problems From A New Angle;103 10;5 Theoretical Aspects of the Enhancer Regulation Approach;121 11;6 Conclusion;149 12;References;154 13;Index of Names;169 14;Index of Subjects;177
Knoll, J.
| ISBN | 9783540274346 |
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| Article number | 9783540274346 |
| Media type | eBook - PDF |
| Copyright year | 2005 |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Length | 176 pages |
| Language | English |
| Copy protection | Digital watermarking |
