Brain circuits and functions of the mind
Subtitle: essays in honor of Roger W. Sperry
By: Colwyn Trevarthen, editor.
Contributors: Sperry, Roger Wolcott, 1913-; Trevarthen, Colwyn.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
Subjects: Sperry, Roger Wolcott, 1913-; Neural circuitry.; Neurophysiology.; Neuropsychology.; Cerebral dominance.; Brain -- physiology.; Neurobiology.; Psychophysiology.
Description: In the history of American neuroscience, the work of Roger W. Sperry stands out as a unique and enduring contribution of enormous influence. In this book, over twenty of his students, research colleagues and scientific friends, themselves all notable scientists, review fifty years of his tireless experimentation and brilliant theoretical argument, and discuss their own work in the context of Sperry's influence on their fields.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.