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

  • Seung, Sebastian.
Date:
2012
  • Books

About this work

Description

The audacious effort to map the brain--and along with it our mental afflictions, from autism to schizophrenia--by a rising star in neuroscience.

Publication/Creation

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.

Physical description

xxii, 359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contributors

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 ...

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-334) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WL300 2012S49c
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780547508184
  • 0547508182