Natural Neuroscience
Toward a Systems Neuroscience of Natural Behaviors
$168.04
- Paperback
302 pages
- Release Date
13 May 2025
Summary
A new approach to brain research that emphasizes studying the brain under naturalistic conditions.
Natural neuroscience departs from the classical reductionist approach, which emphasizes control at the expense of natural behaviors, by proposing a shift toward real-world relevance, natural behaviors, and ecological validity. In Natural Neuroscience, Nachum Ulanovsky presents the conceptual, empirical, and technological underpinnings that enabled this new field. Natural neuroscience res…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262044998 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262044994 |
| Author: | Nachum Ulanovsky |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 302 |
| Release Date: | 13 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm |
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Critics Review
“… this book is an invitation for rapprochement between mechanistic and evolutionary approaches to the study of animal behavior. Ideally, it will not only inspire neuroscientists to make their studies more “natural” but also encourage behavioral ecologists to tackle the neural basis of fascinating behaviors.”
—Science
“…if the brain evolved to function in the wild…why do we continue studying it in conditions that are anything but natural? This is the central critique put forward in Natural Neuroscience: Toward a Systems Neuroscience of Natural Behaviors, Nachum Ulanovsky’s ambitious call for a paradigm shift in brain research. Natural Neuroscience is a timely and necessary critique of the field’s long-standing biases…. Whether or not the field fully embraces natural neuroscience, Ulanovsky has ensured that the debate will not be ignored.”
—The Lancet Neurology
About The Author
Nachum Ulanovsky
Nachum Ulanovsky is Professor of Neuroscience and Head of the Center for Learning, Memory, and Cognition at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
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