The Brain and Its Self : A Neurochemical Concept of the Innate and Acquired Drives

The main message of this monograph is that the appearance of the mammalian brain with the ability to acquire drives ensured the development of social life, and eventually led to the evolution of the human society. This most sophisticated form of organized life on earth is still in the trial and error phase of its development. It seeks to outgrow the myth-directed era of its history and come to its final state, the ration-directed human society. Introduction....Pages 1-9 Innate and Acquired Drives....Pages 11-15 The Conception that Whatever Humans Achieved Derives from the Unrestricted Capacity of Their Brain to Acquire Drives....Pages 17-24 Enhancer Regulation: A Neurochemical Approach to the Innate and Acquired Drives....Pages 25-94 Approaching Old Problems From A New Angle....Pages 95-112 Theoretical Aspects of the Enhancer Regulation Approach....Pages 113-140 Conclusion....Pages 141-145