Comparative Neurology of the Telencephalon

Sven O. Ebbesson

ISBN 10: 1461329906 / ISBN 13: 9781461329909

Published by Humana, 2011

Comparative Neurology of the Telencephalon | Sven O. Ebbesson | Taschenbuch | xxii | Englisch | 2011 | Humana | EAN 9781461329909 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Seller Inventory # 105629210

Synopsis:

When a young graduate student sat before Percival Bailey in 1960 and spoke of his longstanding interest in zoology and his recent interest in the nervous system, he asked the then Director of the Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute if there was support in the scientific establishment for research in evolutionary comparative neurology. Bailey patted his abdomen with both hands and thought for a moment. Finally he said: "Young man, there is no place for people like you." The graduate student was crestfallen. To a large extent what Bailey said is still true. The greater part of research in neurobiology is directed toward answering a single broad question. How do brains in general, and the human brain in particular, work? This is a legitimate and important question. It is not, however, the only question worth answering. This overweening emphasis on function, especially in regard to the human nervous is a result of the origins of neurology in the clinic. The professional school, system, site of most such research, has been remarkably well-insulated from many of the major concerns of biology.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Comparative Neurology of the Telencephalon
Publisher: Humana
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu