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" The Neurosciences : "
Frederic G. Worden, Judith P. Swazey, George Adelman, editors.
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Frederic G. Worden, Judith P. Swazey, George Adelman, editors.
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The Neurosciences : : paths of discovery\ Frederic G. Worden, Judith P. Swazey, George Adelman, editors.
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Boston: Birkhäuser, ©1992.
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2 volumes : illustrations ; 26 cm
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0817635033
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: 0817635068
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Reprint. Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1975.;Proceedings of a symposium held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oct. 29-30, 1973, commemorating the 70th birthday of F.O. Schmitt.;Includes the first F.O. Schmitt lecture in neuroscience, Sources of discovery in neuroscience, by J.Z. Young.
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1. Introduction and Overview.- The F.O. Schmitt Lecture.- 2. Sources of Discovery in Neuroscience.- Comparative Approaches to the Nervous System.- 3. Behavior to Neurobiology: A Zoologist's Approach to Nervous Systems.- 4. Molecular Recognition in the Immune and Nervous Systems.- 5. Neural Specificity: Fifty Years of Vagaries.- Nerve Cells and Brain Circuits.- 6. From the Last Skirmishes around the Neuron Theory to the Functional Anatomy of Neuron Networks.- 7. The "Wiring Patterns" of the Brain: Neuroanatomical Experiences and Their Implications for General Views of the Organization of the Brain.- Membrane Excitability and Synaptic Transmission.- 8. Neuromembranes: Paths of Ions.- 9. Under the Spell of the Synapse.- 10. Discoveries of Neurotransmitter Agents and Modulators of Neuronal Functions.- Neurotransmitters and Brain Function.- 11. Biochemical and Pharmacological Approaches in the Study of Sympathetic Nerves.- 12. The Gains in Brain Are Mainly in the Stain.- Adventures with Unexpected Observations.- 13. The Concept of Neurosecretion and Its Place in Neurobiology.- 14. NGF: An Uncharted Route.- 15. The Isolated Brain and Its Aftermath.- Sensory and Motor Systems.- 16. From Nerves to Eyes.- 17. The Importance of Steady-State Equilibria in Small-Celled Reticular Systems.- 18. Crossroads on the Pathways to Discovery.- 19. Half a Century in the Neurosciences: Personal Comments on Choices and Decisions.- Behavior and Brain.- 20. Neuropsychology: Its Sources, Principles, and Prospects.- 21. Physiological Psychology: A Crossroad in Neurobiology.- 22. Mapping the Mind onto the Brain.- The Brain: Neural Object and Conscious Subject.- 23. Philosophy or Physics-Mind or Molecules.- 24. In Search of Psyche.- 25. The Mind and the Brain.- The Neuroscience Community: People and Ideas.- 26. The Minute Experiment and the Large Picture.- 27. Some European Neuroscientists: A Personal Tribute.- The Neuroscience Community: Some Organizational Developments.- 28. The Role of Research Institutes in the Advancement of Neuroscience: Ranson's Institute of Neurology, 1928-1942.- 29. Forging a Neuroscience Community: A Brief History of the Neurosciences Research Program.- On the Nature of Research in Neuroscience.- 30. Creative Dialogues: Discovery, Invention, and Understanding in Sleep-Wakefulness Research.- 31. On the Nature of Research in Neuroscience.- Name Index.
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Neurobiology -- Congresses.
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Neurology -- Congresses.
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Neurosciences -- Congresses.
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Francis Otto Schmitt
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Frederic G Worden
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George Adelman
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J Z Young
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Judith P Swazey
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