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Autobiography of a Brain Jason Tougaw. From David B’s Epileptic (Pantheon 2005, p . 168). David B.. Epileptic , 2005. David B.. Epileptic , 2005. From David B’s Epileptic (Pantheon 2005, p . 168). David B.. Epileptic , 2005. David B.. Epileptic , 2005. David B.. Epileptic , 2005.
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Autobiography of a Brain Jason Tougaw From David B’s Epileptic (Pantheon 2005, p. 168)
Developmental Selection: Synapses pruned during prenatal development. 2.Experiential Selection: “Use it or lose it.” 3.Reentry:“the ongoing, recursive interchange of parallel signals among brain areas.” --Gerald Edelman, Wider than the Sky: The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness
Gerald Edelman, from Wider than the Sky: The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness (2004)
Autobiography of a Brain Jason Tougaw From David B’s Epileptic (Pantheon 2005, p. 168)