Neurobiology of “Umwelt” How Living Beings Perceive the World /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Berthoz, A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Christen, Yves (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Σειρά: Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Environment.; Biomedicine.; Environment, general.

At the beginning of the 20th century, German biologist Jakob von Uexküll created the concept of "Umwelt" to denote the environment as experienced by a subject. This concept of environment differs from the idea of passive surroundings and is defined not just by physical surroundings, but is...

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