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- The book introduces a radically new way of thinking about information and the important role it plays in living systems.
- It opens up new avenues for exploring how cells and organisms change and adapt, since the ability to detect and respond to meaningful information is the key that enables them to receive their genetic heritage, regulate their internal milieu, and respond to changes in their environment.
- Provides a way of resolving Descartes’ dilemma by explaining the workings of the brain in non-mechanical terms that are not tainted by spiritual or metaphysical beliefs.
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Biology (BRIEFSBIOL)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
Anthony Reading
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Meaningful Information
Book Subtitle: The Bridge Between Biology, Brain, and Behavior
Authors: Anthony Reading
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0158-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-0157-5Published: 29 June 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-0158-2Published: 16 June 2011
Series ISSN: 2192-2179
Series E-ISSN: 2192-2187
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 158
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Cognitive Psychology, Philosophy of Science, Neurosciences