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Principles of neural design / Peter Sterling and Simon Laughlin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sterling, Peter, 1940- author.
- Laughlin, Simon, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brain--Physiology.
- Brain.
- Neural circuitry.
- Learning.
- Brain--physiology.
- Neural Pathways.
- Medical Subjects:
- Brain--physiology.
- Learning.
- Neural Pathways.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 542 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2015]
- System Details:
- text file
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [465]-518) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 10, 2015).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Sterling, Peter, 1940- Principles of neural design
- ISBN:
- 9780262327312
- 0262327317
- Publisher Number:
- 99963527042
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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