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Microdissection of Mouse Brain into Functionally and Anatomically Different Regions
Published on: February 15, 2021
Complex functions of the brain
1Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Kybernetik, Tübingen, Germany. kuno.kirschfeld@tuebingen.mpg.de
Abstract:
Over the course of the last 50 years it has been possible to solve a number of basic problems in neurobiology. Interest is now turning more and more to problems concerning so-called "higher" brain functions, including cognition. Examples from the visual system in primates are presented. First relatively elementary problems are illustrated, such as how long it takes to perceive an object or to respond to a stimulus or combinations of stimuli. Top-down modification of perception by expectation is demonstrated in an illusion of misdirected gaze. Interdisciplinary questions straddling the sciences and the humanities are also approached, such as which part of the brain mediates conscious perception. Finally, the problem of causality and freedom of will is addressed, taking into account the knowledge accumulated in the neurosciences during the last 5 decades.
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