>On Thu, 19 Oct 1995, Steve Rogers wrote:
>>> Hi. Can anyone explain why certain brain structures (e.g. substantia
>> nigra) contain the black pigment, melanin? Thanks in advance.
>>>> ****************************************************
>> Steve Rogers
>> Dept. of Cell & Structural Biology and the
>> Beckman Institute - Optical Visualization Facility
>> Univ. of Illinois @ C-U
>>srogers at delphi.beckman.uiuc.edu>> ****************************************************
Steve:
I came across some additional material on neuromelanin which you
might find of some interest (see below). It's actually more
interesting from the point of view of the book that I found it in,
which is a slick California style New Age publication on the subject
of consciousness. There is a lot of material about quantum physics
and its supposed relationship to human consciousness, but surprisingly
none at all about the standard biological research (Crick, Edelman).
Nor does it mention philosophers like Dennet or Block.
