The Cooperative Neuron

A remarkable condensation of a lifetime of cutting-edge neuroscience research. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in how neurons make brains and brains make minds - in sickness and in health! * David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College London, and author of many papers and several books on the effects of drugs on mind and brain and their implications for social policy. *
"a monumental job... this is a breakthrough book... Future explanations of cortical function will have to realize that connectionist models must incorporate the complex properties of neuronal dendrites which are described so clearly." * Gordon M. Shepherd, Department of Neuroscience, Yale. *
"a magnum opus... I found myself amazed at what I was learning... it gives me a new way of thinking about working memory." * Graham Hitch, Psychology, University of York, co-founder of working memory research. *
"This book is a revelation, showing how behaviour and consciousness emerge from interactions of many apparently simple units in the brain. It will be of great interest to psychologists. I will be re-reading it several times." * Trevor Harley, University of Dundee, author of core psychology texts, including The Science of Consciousness. *
"This book provides a new understanding of how neurons coordinate their activity to generate consciousness, cognition, and effective behavior, with fundamental implications for psychopathologists, psychiatrists, and neurologists." * Steven Silverstein, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Rochester. *
"This ground-breaking book explores crucial mechanisms that enable us process information in ways sensitive to context. A tour de force that spans cellular foundations and systems-level neuroscience, reaching all the way to conceptual issues concerning consciousness, emotion, language, and more. " * Andy Clark, FBA, FRSE. Professor of Cognitive Philosophy, University of Sussex. Author of Surfing Uncertainty: Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind *