The Transition to Experiencing: I. Limited Learning and Limited Experiencing

Biological Theory

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 218-230

  Ginsburg, Simona ^a   Jablonka, Eva ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

cnidaria; evolutionary transition; limited experiencing; memory; nerve net; overall sensation; selective stabilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249083595     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/biot.2007.2.3.218     Document Type: Article

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