What Is Life ? / Qu'est-ce que la vie ?: UTLS, volume 1

This book, containing contributions by renowned French specialists in the field, follows from the earlier volume, published in June 2000.The essays contained here address major issues concerning life and specifically human evolution. on life, mechanI'ms of advanced information processing in the brain, trying to understand brain functions through system theory.Contributors include Philippe Ascher, ?tienne-?mile Baulieu, Alain Berthoz, Pierre Boistard, Alain-Michel Boudet, Jacques Bouveresse, Andr? Brack, Pierre Cartier, Jean-Pierre Changeux, Bernard Chevassus, Claudine Cohen, Claude Combes, Vincent Courtillot, Antoine Danchin, Jean D?nari?, Bernard Dutrillaux, Anne Fagot-Largeault, Ren? Frydman, Jean Gayon, Gilles Gaston Granger, Gilbert Hottois, Olivier Houd?, Louis-Marie Houdebine, Fran?ois Jacob, Marc Jeannerod, Sylvie Joussaume, Roland Jouvent, Michel Jouvet, Axel Kahn, Pierre Karli, Andr? Langaney, Bernard Mazoyer, Daniel Metzger, Jean-Claude Mounolou, Daniel Parrochia, Alain Prochiantz, Jean-Paul Renard, Bernard Roques, Serge Stol?ru, Jean Weissenbach.

Author: Yves Michaud

Publisher: Odile Jacob

Publication Date: Jun 10, 2000

Number of Pages: 512 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 2738108555

ISBN-13: 9782738108555