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Principles of neural design / Peter Sterling and Simon Laughlin.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sterling, Peter, 1940- author.
Laughlin, Simon, author.
Contributor:
ebrary, Inc.
Class of 1924 Book Fund.
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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