The cortex continues to be the subject of intense scientific curiosity, as it has been for the past thirty years. It is the most highly developed part of the brain, yet the youngest in evolutionary terms. It is fundamental to human behaviour, thinking, and self-understanding, and a study of its structure and performance must encompass aspects of anatomy, physiology, psychology, and neurology. This book provides an account of the structural and functional organisation of the cerebral cortex from the point of view of one of the pioneers in the field. It is a revised and updated translation of th ... More
Keywords: cerebral cortex, brain, human behaviour, anatomy, physiology, psychology, neurology, highly developed, thinking, self-understanding, functional organisation
| Print publication date: 1995 | Print ISBN-13: 9780198523246 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198523246.001.0001 |