Brain Arousal and Information Theory: Neural and Genetic Mechanisms

by Donald W. Pfaff

Book Overview

Arousal is fundamental to all cognition. It is intuitively obvious, absolutely necessary, but what exactly is it? In Brain Arousal and Information Theory, Donald Pfaff presents a daring perspective on this long-standing puzzle. Pfaff argues that, beneath our mental functions and emotional dispositions, a primitive neuronal system governs arousal. Employing the simple but powerful framework of information theory, Pfaff revolutionizes our...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674019202
• ISBN13: 9780674019201
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"