The Neuroscience of Animal Intelligence
From the Seahare to the Seahorse
Will be published approx. on 21. September 1993
Book
Hardback
506 pages
978-0-231-06144-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is a critical survey of the physiological approach to learning, memory and intelligence in animals. Emphasis has been placed on the implications of physiological research for theories of the intelligence processes of animals.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
103 illus
Weight
57 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-06144-5 (9780231061445)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The physiological analysis of cognition; simple learning in simple systems; habituation in vertebrates; association formation in simple systems; association formation in vertebrates - the role of the cerebellum; - the role of the hippocampus; contextual learning; the fractionation of memory; unexplored avenues.