Hüther, Gerald.

The compassionate brain : how empathy creates intelligence / Gerald Hüther ; translated by Michael H. Kohn. - Boston : Trumpeter, 2006. - vi, 152 p. ; 20 cm.

Includes index.

Removing the packing and protective materials -- Options for assembly and possible applications -- 2.1 program-controlled structures: brains of worms, snails, and insects -- 2.2 initially programmable structures: brains of birds, marsupials, and mammals -- 2.3 lifelong programmable structures: the brains of people -- 2.4 structures for open-ended programs: the human brain -- Advice about installations already in place -- 3.1 optimally successful installations -- 3.2 defective installations -- Repairing failed installations -- 4.1 imbalances between feeling and intellect -- 4.2 imbalances between dependency and autonomy -- 4.3 imbalances between openness and self-differentiation -- maintenance and servicing -- 5.1 on the ladder of perception -- 5.2 on the ladder of feelings -- 5.3 on the ladder of knowledge -- 5.4 on the ladder of consciousness -- 5.5 practical advice -- What to do in case of malfunction -- 6.1 user errors -- 6.2 error messages and damage control -- 6.3 complaints and liability.

159030330X 9781590303306

2006000844


Comparative neurobiology.
Brain--Evolution.
Brain--Differentiation.

QP356.15 / .H8813 2006

612.8