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Page 25
... quantity and com- plexity of nervous tissue in the thalamus or ' old brain , ' the ancestral seat of the emotions . With the massive growth of the frontal lobe a complete system was organized , capable of handling a larger portion of ...
... quantity and com- plexity of nervous tissue in the thalamus or ' old brain , ' the ancestral seat of the emotions . With the massive growth of the frontal lobe a complete system was organized , capable of handling a larger portion of ...
Page 103
... quantity , except perhaps in tropical habitats , it made up for in variety , thanks to his persistent experiments . But new foods brought about more than bodily nourishment : the constant practice of searching , tasting , selecting ...
... quantity , except perhaps in tropical habitats , it made up for in variety , thanks to his persistent experiments . But new foods brought about more than bodily nourishment : the constant practice of searching , tasting , selecting ...
Page 191
... quantity of work done , but in the quality and complexity of its or- ganized structures . Now to call these collective entities machines is no idle play on words . If a machine be defined , more or less in accord with the classic ...
... quantity of work done , but in the quality and complexity of its or- ganized structures . Now to call these collective entities machines is no idle play on words . If a machine be defined , more or less in accord with the classic ...
Contents
PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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