Brain Arousal and Information Theory : : Neural and Genetic Mechanisms / / Donald W PFAFF.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
• VerfasserIn: PFAFF, Donald W,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface and Dedication --; 1. Toward a Universal Theory of Brain Arousal --; 2. Anatomy Is Not Destiny, but a Little Neuroanatomy Helps --; 3. Arousal Is Signaled by Electrical Discharges in a System of Nerve Cells --; 4. Autonomic Nervous System Changes Supporting Arousal; the Unity of the Body --; 5. Genes Whose Neurochemical Products Support Arousal --; 6. Heightened States of Arousal: Sex Compared to Fear --; 7. Major Systems Questions about Brain Arousal Networks --; 8. Summary and Practical Importance: From Biological Mechanisms to Health Applications --; Works Cited --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674042100; 9783110756067; 9783110442205
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674042100
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Donald W PFAFF.

In Brain Arousal and Information Theory, Donald Pfaff presents a daring perspective on the long-standing puzzle of what arousal is. Pfaff argues that, beneath our mental functions and emotional dispositions, a primitive neuronal system governs arousal. Employing the simple but powerful framework of information theory, Pfaff revolutionizes our understanding of arousal systems in the brain.