Foundations of Neuroscience

By: Marcus Jacobson

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Hardcover | 30 September 1993

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The author makes a unique contribution to the field by discussing the history and philosophy of the neurosciences, and then developing critical approaches which integrate techniques, theory, and ethics. Taken as a whole, Jacobson's work will provide a coherent and humane framework for future research programs.
The paperback edition of this highly successful text, first published in 1993, is now available! The author brings the ethics of neuroscience into a closer relationship with empirical research. Covering the field's history, philosophy, theories, and techniques, this volume provides the necessary moral and ethical framework to evaluate neuroscience research.

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`Jacobson has a broad grasp of the history and the philosophical implications of the field of neuroscience....does an important service by enquiring deeply into the origins and philosophical implications of the underlying ideas of neuroscience.'
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Making Brain Models
The Argument	p. 1
Mental Models and the Search for Meaning	p. 6
Making and Breaking Neuroscience Theories	p. 29
Maturation of Neuroscience Theories	p. 54
Discovery and Rediscovery: Disputes about Priority	p. 90
Neuroreductionism
The Argument	p. 97
Definition, Assumptions, and Goals of Neuroreductionism	p. 101
Reduction by Analogy, Homology, and Comparative Extrapolation	p. 105
The Appeal of Simplicity	p. 107
Reduction Reveals Relations	p. 109
Ontological Status of Neuroreductionism	p. 112
Experimental and Intertheoretic Reduction	p. 117
Are There Emergent Properties of Complex Neural Systems?	p. 119
Mental-to-Neural Reduction	p. 122
Can Identity of Mental and Neural Events Be Demonstrated?	p. 128
Psychophysical Dualism: Its Place in Neuroscience	p. 133
Opposition to Reductionism	p. 140
On Causal Explanations in Neuroscience	p. 143
Struggle for Synthesis of the Neuron Theory
The Argument	p. 151
Remarks on Historiography of Neuroscience	p. 155
Facts Are Necessary, Explanations Essential	p. 158
Construction of the Neuron Theory by Consilience from Lower-Level Theories	p. 165
Neuron Theory in Relation to Microreduction of Nervous Systems	p. 174
Neuronal Typology	p. 184
The Dictatorship of Techniques	p. 190
Theories of Nerve Fiber Development	p. 197
Theories of Nerve Cell Microspecialization	p. 201
Theories of the Nerve Cell Membrane	p. 205
Theories of Nerve Connections: Continuity Theories	p. 207
Theories of Nerve Connections: Surface Contacts and Synapses	p. 213
Conclusions	p. 223
Hero Worship and the Heroic in Neuroscience
The Argument	p. 229
The Cult of Heroic Scientists	p. 232
Cajal's Case: "The Bonfire of the Vanities"	p. 237
Sherrington's Case: "The Corrections and Restraints of Art"	p. 262
Ethics in Science
The Argument	p. 291
Neuroscientific Ethics - Ethical Neuroscience	p. 295
"Moral Rules Need a Proof; Ergo Not Innate"	p. 305
The Process of Iterative Reflective Judgment	p. 312
Ethical Conduct for Reaching Consensus	p. 315
Development of Ethical Consciousness	p. 317
References	p. 325
Index	p. 375
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