Self and the Phenomenon of Life : A Biologist Examines Life from Molecules to Humanity

Introduction:Why self ? -- An astronaut's dilemma -- Self and the beginning of life -- The microbial self -- The plant self -- The animal self:molecular recognition -- The animal self: neurobehavioral correlates -- Self and conscious experience -- Self and emotion -- Self and memory -- Self and free will -- The expanded self:society as self -- Self from within:the introspective self-- Self, realities, and the transcendents -- Epilogue: and the quest goes on -- Appendix A: Neurotransmitter structures -- Appendix B: Organization of the nervous system -- Appendix C: Relative anatomical positions -- Appendix D: Approaches to explore the brain

• | Author: Ramon Lim
• | Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• | Publication Date: Sep 11, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 374 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 9813203781
• | ISBN-13: 9789813203785