1st Edition
The Brain Code Mechanisms of Information Transfer and the Role of the Corpus Callosum
By Pierre R. Crosson
Copyright 1986
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1986, this stimulating and unorthodox book integrates the major findings of hemispheric research with the larger questions of how the brain stores and transmits information – the ‘brain code’. Norman Cook emphasizes how the two cerebral hemispheres communicate information over the corpus callosum, the largest single nerve tract of the human brain. Excitatory mechanisms are... Read more
Lists of Tables and Figures. Acknowledgements. Preface: What is the ‘Brain Code’? 1. Introduction 2. Brain Structures Involved in Interhemispheric Communication 3. Functions of the Corpus Callosum 4. Neuropsychological Implications of Callosal Function 5. Major Themes of Cerebral Laterality 6. Relevant Animal Experiments 7. A Theoretical Framework for the Study of the Brain Code 8. Conclusions. Appendix 1: Maps of the Cerebral Cortex. Appendix 2: Computer Simulations. References. Glossary. Index.
Biography
Norman D. Cook
