National Security Intelligence by Loch Johnson

National Security Intelligence by Loch Johnson

Finding places tells the story of ground-breaking discoveries of the cells that constitute the brain's positioning system, the brain's GPS. The book takes you into the lab of neuroscientists May-Britt and Edvard Moser and let you experience the work of the many researchers who unveiled how some incredible cells help rats and humans find their way. Here you can read the details of the mind-boggling discovery of the 'grid cells', that generate a hexagonal coordinate system and allow for precise positioning and pathfinding. While giving unique insight into the research process, the author also conveys what these insights mean for you and me. Have you ever wondered how your brain knows where you are, why your memories are tied to places, or why Alzheimer's disease causes a loss of the sense of place? These questions and many more are answered here.The author's goals with this book is to document a fascinating scientific achievement that has revolutionized our understanding of the brain, but also provide insight into the nature of science and the imagination and creativity that lays behind topnotch research.

In this finely crafted introduction, Loch Johnson offers a lively and accessible overview of the issues, theories, and themes that constitute both the study and practice of intelligenceJames J. Wirtz, Naval Postgraduate School, California As the Cambridge historian of intelligence Christopher Andrew observed, it's a shame that the best-known figure in intelligence, James Bond, is both fictional and very misleading about intelligence officers and their work. There is no one better than Loch Johnson to serve as a corrective. His lifelong scholarship has been more than punctuated by stints inside intelligence on Capitol Hill. And this volume does just that correcting, laying out clearly the basic intelligence functions as well as the challenge of accountability in the American democracy. So, too, his twin themes are wise reminders often lost in the din of public recriminations: intelligence does not and cannot predict the future, and its agencies, almost by nature, can be a danger to open society. Gregory Treverton, RAND, California This book provides an illuminating guide to issues of national security intelligence organization, mission, and accountability. Written by one of the key thinkers in the field, it is an excellent introduction to the subject. Mark Phythian, University of Leicester

Loch K. Johnson is Regents Professor of International Affairs at the University of Georgia.

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ISBN 13	9780745649405
ISBN 10	0745649408
Title	National Security Intelligence
Author	Loch Johnson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Polity Press
Year published	2011-10-21
Number of pages	256
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