Connectome : how the brain's wiring makes us who we are / Sebastian Seung.

Author/creator Seung, Sebastian
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
Descriptionxxii, 359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Variant title Connect to me
Variant title How the brain's wiring makes us who we are
Contents pt. 1. Does size matter? Genius and madness ; Border disputes -- pt. 2. Connectionism. No neuron is an island ; Neurons all the way down ; The assembly of memories -- pt. 3. Nature and nurture. The forestry of genes ; Renewing our potential -- pt. 4. Connectomics. Seeing is believing ; Following the trail ; Carving ; Codebreaking ; Comparing ; Changing -- pt. 5. Beyond humanity. To freeze or to pickle? ; Save as ...
Abstract The audacious effort to map the brain--and along with it our mental afflictions, from autism to schizophrenia--by a rising star in neuroscience.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 314-334) and index.
LCCN 2011028602
ISBN9780547508184 (hbk.)
ISBN0547508182 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QP376 .S433 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold