Brains : how they seem to work / Dale Purves.

Author/creator Purves, Dale
Format Book
Publication InfoUpper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press Science, ©2010.
Descriptionxii, 304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Neuroscience circa 1960 -- Neurobiology at Harvard -- Biophysics at university college -- Nerve cells versus brain systems -- Neural development -- Exploring brain systems -- The visual system : Hubel and Wiesel redux -- Visual perception -- Perceiving color -- The organization of perceptual qualities -- Perceiving geometry -- Perceiving motion -- How brains seem to work.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009048550
ISBN9780137055098 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0137055099 (hardback : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QP376 .P868 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold