The Evolving Brain [electronic resource] :The Mind and the Neural Control of Behavior / by C. H. Vanderwolf.
by Vanderwolf, C. H [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
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The mind and the explanation of behavior -- An introduction to behavior for neuroscientists -- Brain organization and behavior: The big picture -- Human origins and adaptations -- Human instinctive behavior -- Memory and experience-dependent behavior -- Neural mechanisms of locomotion in humans -- The neural control of voluntary movement in humans -- About hunting.
Present-day behavioral and cognitive neuroscience is based on the idea that the conventional philosophical theory of the mind provides a reliable guide to the functional organization of the brain. Consequently, much effort has been expended in a search for the neural basis of such psychological categories as memory, attention, emotion, motivation, and perception. The Evolving Brain: The Mind and the Neural Control of Behavior argues that (a) conventional psychological concepts originate from the philosophical speculations of ancient Greek philosophers, especially Plato and Aristotle; (b) there is serious doubt that these ancient philosophical analyses provide a reliable guide to the understanding of the human mind, human behavior, or the organization of the brain; and (c) that modern scientific studies of animal behavior provide a better guide to the study of the functional organization of the brain than is provided by conventional psychological concepts. C. H. Vanderwolf, Ph.D., DSC., is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology and Graduate Program in Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
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