The Behavioural Physiology Of Animals And Man: Selected Papers Volume 1
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Few scientists have shaped our understanding of animal and human behaviour with the rigour and originality of Erich von Holst, and this landmark collection presents the most influential work of one of the twentieth century's pioneering neuroethologists. Volume 1 of The Behavioural Physiology of Animals and Man gathers von Holst's seminal selected papers, chronicling his groundbreaking investigations into the neural mechanisms that govern movement, sensory perception, and the complex interplay between organism and environment. The work systematically details the physiological underpinnings of instinctive behaviour, drawing on meticulous experimental observations across a wide range of animal species and extending those findings to illuminate fundamental truths about human conduct. Von Holst's prose is precise and methodical, reflecting the discipline of a scientist who demanded that theory be anchored in observable fact, yet his conclusions carry a sweep and ambition that elevate this collection far beyond a mere technical compendium. His concept of the reafference principle — the brain's mechanism for distinguishing self-generated sensation from external stimuli — remains a cornerstone of modern neuroscience and behavioural biology. For students, researchers, and anyone captivated by the biological roots of behaviour, this volume poses a question that still reverberates through laboratories worldwide: how much of what we feel, perceive, and do is already written into the architecture of our nervous system?
Author: Erich Von Holst
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few scientists have shaped our understanding of animal and human behaviour with the rigour and originality of Erich von Holst, and this landmark collection presents the most influential work of one of the twentieth century's pioneering neuroethologists. Volume 1 of The Behavioural Physiology of Animals and Man gathers von Holst's seminal selected papers, chronicling his groundbreaking investigations into the neural mechanisms that govern movement, sensory perception, and the complex interplay between organism and environment. The work systematically details the physiological underpinnings of instinctive behaviour, drawing on meticulous experimental observations across a wide range of animal species and extending those findings to illuminate fundamental truths about human conduct. Von Holst's prose is precise and methodical, reflecting the discipline of a scientist who demanded that theory be anchored in observable fact, yet his conclusions carry a sweep and ambition that elevate this collection far beyond a mere technical compendium. His concept of the reafference principle — the brain's mechanism for distinguishing self-generated sensation from external stimuli — remains a cornerstone of modern neuroscience and behavioural biology. For students, researchers, and anyone captivated by the biological roots of behaviour, this volume poses a question that still reverberates through laboratories worldwide: how much of what we feel, perceive, and do is already written into the architecture of our nervous system?