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From simple reflexes to complex movements, all animal behaviour is governed by a nervous system. But what kind of government is it - a dictatorship or a democracy? Ari Berkowitz explains the variety of structures and strategies that control behaviour, while providing an overview of thought-provoking debates and cutting-edge research. From simple reflexes to complex choreographies of movement, all animal behavior is governed by a nervous system. But what kind of government is it--a dictatorship or a democracy?Nervous systems consist of circuits of interconnected nerve cells (neurons) that transmit and receive information via electrical signals. Every moment, each neuron adds up stimulating and inhibiting inputs from many other neurons to determine whether to send an electrical signal to its recipients. Some circuits are dominated by a single "dictator" neuron that gathers information from many sources and then issues commands, such as the Mauthner neuron that triggers escape in fish. In other more "democratic" circuits, such as those mediating eye movements in monkeys, the outcome is determined by a tally of "votes" from a large population of neurons. Rhythmic movements like breathi

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Author

Ari Berkowitz, 1961-

Publisher

Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780674545953

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Medical, Biology