Synopses & Reviews
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist offers a precise, full, and accessible exposition of his landmark work in experimental psychology. Pavlov details the technical means by which he established experiments and controls, the experiments, observations on formation of conditioned reflexes, external and internal reflex inhibitions, the function of cerebral hemispheres and cortex, sleep and its relationship to reflex inhibition, typology of the nervous system, and the significance of these experiments in terms of psychology and behavior. Currently the only English version available, this translation was authorized by the author himself and remains the best introduction to his work. Unabridged republication of the classic 1927 edition. 18 figures.
Synopsis
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist offers a precise, full, and accessible exposition of his landmark work in experimental psychology. Pavlov details the technical means by which he established experiments and controls, the experiments, observations on formation of conditioned reflexes, external and internal reflex inhibitions, the function of cerebral hemispheres and cortex, and more. 18 figures.