TY - GEN N2 - In Brain Arousal and Information Theory, Donald Pfaff presents a daring perspective on the long-standing puzzle of what arousal is. Pfaff argues that, beneath our mental functions and emotional dispositions, a primitive neuronal system governs arousal. Employing the simple but powerful framework of information theory, Pfaff revolutionizes our understanding of arousal systems in the brain. DO - 10.4159/9780674042100 DO - doi AB - In Brain Arousal and Information Theory, Donald Pfaff presents a daring perspective on the long-standing puzzle of what arousal is. Pfaff argues that, beneath our mental functions and emotional dispositions, a primitive neuronal system governs arousal. Employing the simple but powerful framework of information theory, Pfaff revolutionizes our understanding of arousal systems in the brain. T1 - Brain Arousal and Information Theory :Neural and Genetic Mechanisms / AU - PFAFF, Donald W, JF - HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) JF - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 CN - QP405 LA - eng LA - In English. ID - 1478655 KW - Arousal (Physiology). KW - Information theory. KW - Neurogenetics. KW - Neurophysiology. KW - MEDICAL / Neuroscience. SN - 9780674042100 TI - Brain Arousal and Information Theory :Neural and Genetic Mechanisms / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674042100 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674042100 ER -