Living SystemsOffering a detailed analysis of each of the major aspects and characteristics encountered at all seven levels, Living Systems identifies multiple variables of each of 9 matter-energy and information-processing subsystems, the normal and pathological states of these variables, and practical indicators for measuring changes in them. It also specifies cross-level formal identities among the levels and describes the artifacts, machines, or technologies at each level. |
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... brain interrupts learning by preventing transfer of information from one side to the other . 181 The func- tioning of such " split brains " has been studied in various animal species , including man ( see page 414 ) . In experiments ...
... brain interrupts learning by preventing transfer of information from one side to the other . 181 The func- tioning of such " split brains " has been studied in various animal species , including man ( see page 414 ) . In experiments ...
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... brain is evidently communicated to the other side . It is uncer- tain whether the information stored on the opposite side of the brain is as complete a record as that on the side on which it was originally presented . When an ...
... brain is evidently communicated to the other side . It is uncer- tain whether the information stored on the opposite side of the brain is as complete a record as that on the side on which it was originally presented . When an ...
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... brain , for instance , formed no brain cells.478 The explanation for this is probably that a chemical signal from the cytoplasm of the surrounding brain cells to the developing egg indicated that the given tissue was already present ...
... brain , for instance , formed no brain cells.478 The explanation for this is probably that a chemical signal from the cytoplasm of the surrounding brain cells to the developing egg indicated that the given tissue was already present ...
Contents
Tables of the Critical Subsystems | xi |
Preface to the First Edition | xxvii |
Outline of Chapters 3 4 and 6 through 12 | xxxviii |
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