Integrating mind and brain: Warren S. McCulloch, cerebral localization, and experimental epistemology

Endeavour

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-36

  Abraham, Tara H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; CYBERNETICS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

CEREBRAL LOCALIZATION; EPISTEMOLOGY;

BRAIN;

EID: 0037245729     PISSN: 01609327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-9327(03)00017-6     Document Type: Review

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