From Stars To Brains
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From Stars To Brains Milestones In The Planetary Evolution Of Life And Intelligence
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Author : Andrew Y. Glikson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-02-18
From Stars To Brains Milestones In The Planetary Evolution Of Life And Intelligence written by Andrew Y. Glikson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-18 with Science categories.
The permutation of basic atoms—nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and phosphorus―into the biomolecules DNA and RNA, subsequently evolved in cells and brains, defining the origin of life and intelligence, remains unexplained. Equally the origin of the genetic information and the intertwined nature of ‘hardware’ and ‘software’ involved in the evolution of bio-molecules and the cells are shrouded in mystery. This treatise aims at exploring individual and swarm behaviour patterns which potentially hint at as yet unknown biological principles. It reviews theories of evolution with perspectives from the earth sciences, commencing with the earliest observed records of life. This is followed by reviews and discussion of the building blocks of life, marine and terrestrial communities, the arthropods, birds and finally humans. It is suggested that, further to the mutation/natural selection processes established by Darwin and Wallace, an understanding of the evolution of intelligence remains little understood. A directionality of evolutionary trajectories is evident, not least the purposeful thinking process of humans as well as animals. It is not clear how directional intelligence, manifested for example by the collective intelligence of arthropod colonies, has evolved from mutation/natural selection processes. Potential clues for the understanding of life and evolution are provided by Aristotle’s dictum of “the whole being greater than the sum of the parts”, Niels Bohr’s principle of quantum complementarity and George Ellis’ theory of top-down causality. Inherent in the question of the origin of life is an anthropocentric bias, related to the self-referential Anthropic Principle and theological paradigms of man’s supposed dominion over all other species. The Anthropic Principle, however, should be capable of being circumvented using the scientific falsification method, assuming universal verified constants of physics. The phenomenonof the human mastery of fire and the splitting of the atom, leading to the seventh major mass extinction of species, remains incomprehensible.
The Brain Book How To Think And Work Smarter
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Author : Phil Dobson
language : en
Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
Release Date : 2024-09-18
The Brain Book How To Think And Work Smarter written by Phil Dobson and has been published by Jaico Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-18 with Business & Economics categories.
A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO GETTING MORE FROM YOUR BRAIN This book provides a manual for optimizing your mental performance, and a guide to thinking and working smarter, based on what we know about the brain. Full of practical tips and techniques, grounded in neuroscience and psychological research, you will learn how to strengthen your focus and improve your productivity, enhance your creative thinking and problem-solving, and improve your memory. You will learn how to manage stress, improve your sleep, and discover how to keep your brain young and adaptable: • Boost your mental performance • Optimize your productivity • Transform your focus • Develop your problem-solving • Enhance your creative thinking • Manage your stress • Improve your wellbeing • Transform your sleep • Upgrade your memory • Keep your brain young
The Brain Book
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Author : Peter Russell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-08-21
The Brain Book written by Peter Russell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-21 with Psychology categories.
The best popular introduction to the human brain and how to make the most of it!
Imagination And The Meaningful Brain
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Author : Arnold H. Modell
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2003
Imagination And The Meaningful Brain written by Arnold H. Modell and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
An exploration of the biology of meaning that integrates the role of subjective processes with current knowledge of brain/mind function.
Evolving Brains
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Author : John Morgan Allman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Evolving Brains written by John Morgan Allman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Brain categories.
What Should We Do With Our Brain
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Author : Catherine Malabou
language : en
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Release Date : 2009-08-25
What Should We Do With Our Brain written by Catherine Malabou and has been published by Fordham Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-25 with Philosophy categories.
Recent neuroscience, in replacing the old model of the brain as a single centralized source of control, has emphasized plasticity,the quality by which our brains develop and change throughout the course of our lives. Our brains exist as historical products, developing in interaction with themselves and with their surroundings.Hence there is a thin line between the organization of the nervous system and the political and social organization that both conditions and is conditioned by human experience. Looking carefully at contemporary neuroscience, it is hard not to notice that the new way of talking about the brain mirrors the management discourse of the neo-liberal capitalist world in which we now live, with its talk of decentralization, networks, and flexibility. Consciously or unconsciously, science cannot but echo the world in which it takes place.In the neo-liberal world, plasticitycan be equated with flexibility-a term that has become a buzzword in economics and management theory. The plastic brain would thus represent just another style of power, which, although less centralized, is still a means of control. In this book, Catherine Malabou develops a second, more radical meaning for plasticity. Not only does plasticity allow our brains to adapt to existing circumstances, it opens a margin of freedom to intervene, to change those very circumstances. Such an understanding opens up a newly transformative aspect of the neurosciences.In insisting on this proximity between the neurosciences and the social sciences, Malabou applies to the brain Marx's well-known phrase about history: people make their own brains, but they do not know it. This book is a summons to such knowledge.
Genes Cells And Brains
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Author : Hilary Rose
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2013-01-16
Genes Cells And Brains written by Hilary Rose and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-16 with Science categories.
Our fates lie in our genes and not in the stars, said James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. But Watson could not have predicted the scale of the industry now dedicated to this new frontier. Since the launch of the multibillion-dollar Human Genome Project, the biosciences have promised miracle cures and radical new ways of understanding who we are. But where is the new world we were promised? In Genes, Cells, and Brains, feminist sociologist Hilary Rose and neuroscientist Steven Rose take on the bioscience industry and its claims. Examining the rivalries between public and private sequencers,the establishment of biobanks, and the rise of stem cell research, they ask why the promised cornucopia of health benefits has failed to emerge. Has bioethics simply become an enterprise? As bodies become increasingly commodified, perhaps the failure to deliver on these promises lies in genomics itself.
From Stars To Brains
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Author : A. Y. Glikson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
From Stars To Brains written by A. Y. Glikson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Evolution (Biology) categories.
The permutation of basic atoms--nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and phosphorus--into the biomolecules DNA and RNA, subsequently evolved in cells and brains, defining the origin of life and intelligence, remains unexplained. Equally the origin of the genetic information and the intertwined nature of 'hardware and 'software involved in the evolution of bio-molecules and the cells are shrouded in mystery. This treatise aims at exploring individual and swarm behaviour patterns which potentially hint at as yet unknown biological principles. It reviews theories of evolution with perspectives from the earth sciences, commencing with the earliest observed records of life. This is followed by reviews and discussion of the building blocks of life, marine and terrestrial communities, the arthropods, birds and finally humans. It is suggested that, further to the mutation/natural selection processes established by Darwin and Wallace, an understanding of the evolution of intelligence remains little understood. A directionality of evolutionary trajectories is evident, not least the purposeful thinking process of humans as well as animals. It is not clear how directional intelligence, manifested for example by the collective intelligence of arthropod colonies, has evolved from mutation/natural selection processes. Potential clues for the understanding of life and evolution are provided by Aristotles dictum of "the whole being greater than the sum of the parts", Niels Bohrs principle of quantum complementarity and George Ellis theory of top-down causality. Inherent in the question of the origin of life is an anthropocentric bias, related to the self-referential Anthropic Principle and theological paradigms of mans supposed dominion over all other species. The Anthropic Principle, however, should be capable of being circumvented using the scientific falsification method, assuming universal verified constants of physics. The phenomenon of the human maste ry of fire and the splitting of the atom, leading to the seventh major mass extinction of species, remains incomprehensible.
A Vision Of The Brain
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Author : Semir Zeki
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 2010-01-15
A Vision Of The Brain written by Semir Zeki and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-15 with categories.
* Authored by one of the world's foremost authorities on the biology of the brain. * Illustrated in two colours throughout. * Contains a section of full-colour graphics. * A benchmark text for students and researchers alike. .
The Brain Chemistry Plan
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Author : Michael Lesser
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2003-01-07
The Brain Chemistry Plan written by Michael Lesser and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-07 with Health & Fitness categories.
The author helps readers determine which brain chemistry best applies to them while offering advice on how to improve one's mood and maximize cognitive strengths with the strategic use of nutritional regimens and vitamin supplements. Reprint.