Principles of neural design /

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"Neuroscience research has exploded, with more than fifty thousand neuroscientists applying increasingly advanced methods. A mountain of new facts and mechanisms has emerged. And yet a principled framework to organize this knowledge has been missing. In this book, Peter Sterling and Simon Laugh...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Sterling, Peter, 1940- (Author), Laughlin, Simon (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Brain > Physiology.
Neural circuitry.
Learning.
Nervous system.
Life sciences.
Educational psychology.
Human information processing.
Central nervous system.
Physical sciences.
Anatomy.
Psychology, Applied.
Brain.
Physiology.
Nervous System
Biological Science Disciplines
Psychology, Educational
Mental Processes
Central Nervous System
Natural Science Disciplines
Anatomy
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Psychology, Applied
Disciplines and Occupations
Psychiatry and Psychology
Learning
Brain
Neural Pathways
Physiology
Nerve Net
Animal Structures
Cerveau > Physiologie.
Réseaux nerveux.
Apprentissage.
Système nerveux.
Sciences de la vie.
Psychopédagogie.
Traitement de l'information chez l'être humain.
Système nerveux central.
Sciences physiques.
Anatomie.
Psychologie appliquée.
Cerveau.
Voies nerveuses.
Physiologie.
biological sciences.
physical sciences.
anatomy.
brains.
physiology.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Neuroscience.
Physical sciences
Nervous system
Life sciences
Human information processing
Educational psychology
Central nervous system
Brain > Physiology
Neural circuitry
NEUROSCIENCE/General
Internet Resources.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What engineers know about design
  • Why an animal needs a brain
  • Why a bigger brain?
  • How bigger brains are organized
  • Information processing : from molecules to molecular circuits
  • Information processing in protein circuits
  • Design of neurons
  • How photoreceptors optimize the capture of visual information
  • The fly lamina : an efficient interface for high-speed vision
  • Design of neural circuits : recoding analogue signals to pulsatile
  • Principles of retinal design
  • Beyond the retina : pathways to perception and action
  • Principles of efficient wiring
  • Learning as design/design of learning.

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