Giant brains; or, Machines that thinkBerkeley, Edmund Callis
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Giant brains; or, Machines that think
Berkeley, Edmund Callis
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The purpose of this supplement is to give a number of these references
and to provide a brief, general introduction to some of them. The
references are subdivided into groups, each dealing with a branch of
the subject. The references in each group are in alphabetical order
by name of author (with “anonymous” last), and under each author they
are in chronological order by publication date. Some publications,
especially a forum or symposium, are listed more than once, according
as the topic discussed falls in different groups. In this supplement,
the sign three dots ( ...) next to the page numbers for an article
indicates that the article is continued on later, nonconsecutive pages.
It seemed undesirable to try to make the group of references dealing
with a subject absolutely complete, so long as enough were given to
provide a good introduction to the subject. It proved impractical
to try to make the citation of every single reference technically
complete, so long as enough citation was given so that the reference
could certainly be found. Furthermore, in a list of more than 250
references, errors are almost certain to occur. If any reader should
send me additions or corrections, I shall be more than grateful.
THE HUMAN BRAIN
No one yet knows specifically how particular ideas are thought about
in the human brain. The references listed in this section, however,
contain some information about such topics as:
The structural differences, development, and evolution
of the brains of animals, apes, primitive man, and
modern man.
The effect on the brain of blood composition, body
temperature, supply of oxygen, and other biochemical
factors.
The structure and physiology of the brain, the nervous
system, and nerve impulses.
The theory of learning, intelligence, and memory.
BARCROFT, JOSEPH, _The Brain and Its
Environment_, New Haven: Yale University Press,
1948, 117 pp.
BEACH, FRANK A., Payday for Primates,
_Natural History_, vol. 56, no. 10, Dec. 1947,
pp. 448-451.
BEACH, FRANK A., Can Animals Reason?
_Natural History_, vol. 57, no. 3, Mar. 1948,
pp. 112-116 ...
BERRY, R. J. A., _Brain and Mind, or the
Nervous System of Man_, New York: The Macmillan
Co., 1928, 608 pp.
BORING, EDWIN G., _A History of Experimental
Psychology_, New York: Century Co., 1929, 699 pp.
FRANZ, SHEPHERD I., _The Evolution of
an Idea; How the Brain Works_, Los Angeles:
University of California, 1929, 35 pp.
HERRICK, C. JUDSON, _The Thinking
Machine_, Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
1929, 374 pp.
HERRICK, C. JUDSON, _Brains of Rats and
Men_, Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
1930, 382 pp.
LASHLEY, KARL S., _Brain Mechanisms and
Intelligence_, Chicago: University of Chicago
Press, 1929, 186 pp.
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