WORMWHOLES - A COMMENTARY ON SCHAFFNER,K.F. GENES, BEHAVIOR, AND DEVELOPMENTAL EMERGENTISM

Authors
GILBERT SF JORGENSEN EM
Citation
Sf. Gilbert et Em. Jorgensen, WORMWHOLES - A COMMENTARY ON SCHAFFNER,K.F. GENES, BEHAVIOR, AND DEVELOPMENTAL EMERGENTISM, Philosophy of science, 65(2), 1998, pp. 259-266
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
History & Philosophy of Sciences","History & Philosophy of Sciences","History & Philosophy of Sciences
Journal title
Philosophy of science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00318248
Volume
65
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
259 - 266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-8248(1998)65:2<259:W-ACOS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Although Caenorhabditis elegans was chosen and modified to be an organ ism that would facilitate a reductionist program for neurogenetics, re cent research has provided evidence for properties that are emergent f rom the neurons. While neurogenetic advances have been made using C. e legans which may be useful in explaining human neurobiology, there are severe limitations on C. elegans to explain any significant human beh avior.