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Con un linguaggio di estrema semplicità, che non è mai banale, ma invece fitto di osservazioni argute, spesso irriverenti, Braitenberg ci conduce per i meandri del cervello, attraverso sentimenti e passioni, in un saggio che si legge come un romanzo d'avventura o un racconto fantastico. Un libro leggero e un po' surreale, ma pieno di saggezza e, soprattutto di scientificità: una lettura per tutti, divertente, ma che fa pensare. I lettori più esigenti troveranno nell'appendice e nella bibliografia le ricerche compiute su esseri viventi (dalla mosca all'uomo) che forniscono la giustificazione scientifica di ciascun modello.
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- Data di uscita: 08-02-2007
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This book is a magic treasure chest of deep insights. Pure joy. If you are interested in the mind, behavior and evolution, you just found a secret classic. READ THIS BOOK!
How can complex behavior, such as that observed in vertebrates and, of course, humans, arise from "simple", inanimate objects such as electrons, atoms, molecules and cells? How is it that evolution gave birth to conscience? Those are (to me) some of the most puzzling and interesting questions that c Leggi tutto
This is a brilliant work. Inventive, creative, light-written, clearly exposed to laymen, and proposing a very stimulating plan: demonstrating how, by means of the accumulation of well-defined and feasible (though not always as literally presented) mechanisms, initially trivial "vehicles" can develop Leggi tutto
Amazing little book that left me torn, just as the book is split into two distinct parts. The first one I loved. The second half left me a bit puzzled. The first half is amazing, discussing little thought experiments (or "vehicles") that start of dead easy (one sensor + one motor that is triggered by Leggi tutto
This book is genius, the book starts with a claim that even if you believe is possible you'd still have a hard time imagining. The claim is that psychology can be explained with simple materialistic processes, and after each vehicle there's a quick "philosophical" discussions. I honestly don't think Leggi tutto
This book is not a simple read. It’s work. But man, the way it exposed the brain and neural structures is just brilliant!
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