The Brain by Magrini, Marco -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Contents Getting started 1.0 Overview

1.1 Technical Specifications 1.2 System Version

2.0 Components

2.1 The Neuron 2.1.1 The Dendrites

2.1.2 The Soma 2.1.3 The Axon 2.1.4 The Synapse

2.2 Neurotransmitters 2.3 Glial Cells

2.3.1 Microglia 2.3.2 Astrocytes 2.3.3 Oligodendrocytes

2.4 Other Components

2.4.1 The Blood–Brain Barrier 2.4.2 Cerebrospinal Fluid

3.0 Topography

3.1 The ‘Reptilian’ Brain

3.1.1 The Brainstem 3.1.2 The Cerebellum

3.2 The ‘Mammal’ Brain

3.2.1 The Thalami 3.2.2 The Amygdalae 3.2.3 The Hippocampi 3.2.4 The Hypothalamus 3.2.5 The Basal Ganglia 3.2.6 The Cingulate Cortex

3.3 The ‘Primate’ Brain

3.3.1 The Cerebral Cortex

4.0 Main features

4.1 Prediction 4.2 Memory 4.3 Plasticity 4.4 Intelligence

5.0 Installation

5.1 Prior to Start-Up 5.2 Start-Up 5.3 Energy Requirements

5.3.1 Nutrition 5.3.2 Sleep 5.3.3 Physical Exercise

5.4 Recommendations

6.0 Operation

6.1 Senses

6.1.1 Smell 6.1.2 Taste 6.1.3 Vision 6.1.4 Hearing 6.1.5 Touch 6.1.6 Time

6.2 Feelings, Emotions

6.2.1 Fear 6.2.2 Love 6.2.3 Happiness

6.3 Consciousness

6.3.1 Self-Awareness 6.3.2 Empathy 6.3.3 Weltanschauung

6.4 Beyond Consciousness

6.4.1 The Reward System 6.4.2 Free Will 6.4.3 Personality

7.0 The control panel

7.1 Motivation 7.2 Attention 7.3 Learning 7.4 Imagination 7.5 Decision-Making 7.6 Cognitive Control

8.0 Models

8.1 Comparing the F Model® and the M Model®

9.0 Frequent problems

9.1 Processing Errors

9.1.1 Synaesthesia 9.1.2 Placebo and Nocebo 9.1.3 Cognitive Biases 9.1.4 False Memories 9.1.5 Habits and Addictions 9.1.6 Chronic Stress 9.1.7 Phobias and Illusions

9.2 Malfunctions

9.2.1 Autism 9.2.2 Chronic Depression 9.2.3 Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder 9.2.4 Schizophrenia 9.2.5 Neurodegeneration

9.3 Debunking Myths

10.0 End of life (eol)

10.1 Approach Phase 10.2 Lifelong Learning 10.3 After All

11.0 Extensions

11.1 Expanding the Memory 11.2 Strategies for the Brain 11.3 Molecules for the Brain

12.0 Future versions

12.1 Neurotechnologies 12.2 Genetically Modified Brain (GMB) 12.3 Artificial Intelligence

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