The Biology of Thought: A Neuronal Mechanism in the Generation of Thought - A New Molecular Model

The question of what is thought has intrigued the human mind for ages, and is almost as ancient as human civilization. It is still a puzzle how the human brain can produce all the myriad thoughts and can store up seemingly endless memory in it - all we know is that the sensations we receive from the outside world leave some sort of molecular signatures in the brain which are imprinted in it in some form for future retrieval. What are these molecular signatures, and how are they made? How are thoughts generated and stored in the neurons? The Biology of Thought is about the mechanism by which thought is generated and stored in the human brain. It describes a new hypothesis by which thought is generated at the micro-level in the brain - right at the level of neurons. The field of neurobiology, though is well advanced at present, lacks a comprehensive concept on the fundamental aspects of generation of thought at neuron level. The proposed molecular model is a testable hypothesis, and provides a starting point for major advances in this field, finding a market in all neuroscience labs across the globe. The Biology of Thought attempts to lay biological foundations to the generation of thought at the neuron level. This book demonstrates how the biological electro-chemical events occurring at the neuron interact with its molecular mechanisms to generate thoughts. Here the author proposes a novel molecular mechanism in neurons called the Molecular-Grid Model based on the available evidence in neurobiology. *Written to provide a comprehensive coverage of the electro-chemical events that occur at the neuron and how they interact to generate thought*Provides physiology-based chapters (functional anatomy, neuron physiology, memory) and the molecular mechanisms that may shape thought*Contains a thorough description of the process by which neurons convert external stimuli to primary thoughts INDICE: Introduction PART I. Basic Concepts in Neurobiology 1. Functional Anatomy of the Brain 2. Physiology of the Neuron 3. Memory PART II. The Molecular-Grid Model 4. Primary Thoughts and Ideas 5. The Perceptual Neurons 6. Dendrites and Primary Thoughts 7. The Molecular-Grid Model 8. Memory, Intelligence and Molecular-Grid PART III. Evolution of Mind 9. Mind and Consciousness 10. Metaphysics of Thought PART IV. Computers and Brain 11. Molecular-Grids and Computers Glossary  

• ISBN: 978-0-12-800900-0
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 13/10/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés