Mathematical Biophysics of the Central Nervous System

Abstract

as laid down quite recently by McCulloch and Pitts (1943). The neuronal dynamics as postulated by these authors is much more realistic, but the deductions from them of laws of learning and conditioning, viii INDEX Absolute discrimination, 66, 72 Absolute thresholds, 65 Accessibility, 10, 11, 12 Accessible, 10, 31 Accommodation, 48, 97, 98 Action-spikes, 103 Activity continuous, 26 maximal, 11 nervous, vii permanent, 22, 29 steady-state, 7, 67, 81 Activity parameters, 17, 19 Adaptation, 42, 72 to muscular stretch, 50 Aesthetic judgments, 74 Afferent chains, 74 Afferent neuron, firing of, 104 All-or-none character, 103 Amelotti, E., 115

On the Autonomy of Psychology from Neuroscience: A Case Study of Skinner's Radical Behaviorism and Behavior Analysis

“…213–214; 1975, p. 42; 1984, p. 949; 1987, p. 784; 1988, pp. 120–121; 1946, p. 169). Clearly, this is not a problem in itself.…”

“…The problem would be to explain behavior based upon events which little is known about. Skinner (1946) argued as follows: The abundance of “wrong” theories about behavior is due to the practice of keeping an eye on the nervous system. An unwarranted specificity is thus introduced, and this frequently proves to be in error because our present knowledge of the nervous system is deficient.…”

On the Autonomy of Psychology from Neuroscience: A Case Study of Skinner's Radical Behaviorism and Behavior Analysis

“…213–214; 1975, p. 42; 1984, p. 949; 1987, p. 784; 1988, pp. 120–121; 1946, p. 169). Clearly, this is not a problem in itself.…”

“…The problem would be to explain behavior based upon events which little is known about. Skinner (1946) argued as follows: The abundance of “wrong” theories about behavior is due to the practice of keeping an eye on the nervous system. An unwarranted specificity is thus introduced, and this frequently proves to be in error because our present knowledge of the nervous system is deficient.…”

On the Autonomy of Psychology from Neuroscience: A Case Study of Skinner's Radical Behaviorism and Behavior Analysis

“…213–214; 1975, p. 42; 1984, p. 949; 1987, p. 784; 1988, pp. 120–121; 1946, p. 169). Clearly, this is not a problem in itself.…”

“…The problem would be to explain behavior based upon events which little is known about. Skinner (1946) argued as follows: The abundance of “wrong” theories about behavior is due to the practice of keeping an eye on the nervous system. An unwarranted specificity is thus introduced, and this frequently proves to be in error because our present knowledge of the nervous system is deficient.…”

On the Autonomy of Psychology from Neuroscience: A Case Study of Skinner's Radical Behaviorism and Behavior Analysis

“…213–214; 1975, p. 42; 1984, p. 949; 1987, p. 784; 1988, pp. 120–121; 1946, p. 169). Clearly, this is not a problem in itself.…”

“…The problem would be to explain behavior based upon events which little is known about. Skinner (1946) argued as follows: The abundance of “wrong” theories about behavior is due to the practice of keeping an eye on the nervous system. An unwarranted specificity is thus introduced, and this frequently proves to be in error because our present knowledge of the nervous system is deficient.…”