Patrick Colgan

Dalla folla di Tokyo agli orsi dell'estremo nord, dalle giungle delle isole tropicali ai ciliegi in fiore di Kyoto, per arrivare fino al grande vuoto lasciato dal devastante tsunami del 2011 e dal disastro nucleare di Fukushima. Patrick Colgan, giornalista e viaggiatore, si immerge nella cultura, nella natura e nella gastronomia giapponesi per raccontare la scoperta di un mondo all'apparenza incomprensibile. Un Paese, il Giappone, dove sentirsi un po' persi puo essere emozionante e nessun viaggio puo mai dirsi davvero finito. ************* Non capita spesso di trovare qualcuno in grado di illustrare un mondo cosi diverso dal nostro in maniera cosi semplice e vivida. Patrick ci e riuscito. "Trippando" Patrick trasmette ai lettori del suo libro la leggerezza dell'andare e di quanto possa essere coinvolgente "smarrirsi" in una terra straniera per poi farsi accogliere "Moroboshi Japan style blog" E il risultato di 6 viaggi, tra avventure e disavventure, ma soprattutto e il prodotto di un vero e grande amore per quella terra. "Libri di viaggio" E un libro onesto e sincero "Trip or Treat?""

Viaggio Fra Cultura, Cucina E Natura Di Un Paese All'apparenza Incomprensibile

Orizzonte Giappone

The topic of animal motivation deals with how and why animals engage in particular activities: what mechanisms inside the animal generate behaviour, how stimuli from the external environment in fluence these mechanisms, and how this behaviour is beneficial to the animal. The topic is thus central both to academic studies in psychology and zoology and to applied matters in domestic species. Motivation has not been an area of great emphasis in the past 10-15 years but there is now a growing realization that it should receive greater attention. Drawing on concepts and observations from a number of areas, this book provides an overview of the motiva tional processes which determine the choices, timing, and sequencing which are characteristic of animal behaviour. Data and theory from ethology, psychology, and evolutionary biology are synthesized into a contemporary framework for analysing such central features of behaviour as persistence in activities and goal orientation. Principles of motivational analysis are discussed and illustrated with specific case studies. The successive chapters deal with ethological, phy siological, and ecological approaches involving experimental work on a diversity of vertebrate and invertebrate species. Ethological topics include the interaction of external stimuli and internal states, mechanisms of choice, quantitative models of motivation, conflict between tendencies for different activities, and behavioural homeos tasis. The review of physiological research focuses on hunger, the activating roles of nerves and hormones, and the examination of animals with small nervous systems.

Animal Motivation

From the crowds of Tokyo to the bears of the far North, from the jungle of the tropical islands to the blooming cherry trees in Kyoto, eventually arriving at the big emptiness left by the devastating 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster. Patrick Colgan, journalist and traveller, immerses himself in Japanese culture, nature and cuisine and writes about his discovery of a seemingly incomprehensible country. A place, Japan, where feeling a little lost can be fascinating, and trips never really end.

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