Origin and Evolution of the Brain

Biosemiotics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 369-399

  Barbieri, Marcello ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Morfologia ed Embriologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

First person experiences; Macroevolution; Modelling systems; Organic codes; Organic semiosis; Origin of brain; Origin of mind

Indexed keywords

AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 81355149841     PISSN: 18751342     EISSN: 18751350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12304-011-9125-1     Document Type: Article

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