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Principles of neural design / Peter Sterling and Simon Laughlin

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts The MIT Press 2015Description: xxiii, 542 pages, illustrations, graphic representation, 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780262028707 (hardcover)
  • 0262028700 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 612.8/2
LOC classification:
  • QP376
NLM classification:
  • WL 300
Other classification:
  • WW 2200
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 and glia : to follow the principles break every rule -- How photoreceptors optimize the capture of visual information -- The fly lamina : an interface for high-speed vision -- Design of neural circuits : recoding analog signals to digital -- Principles of retinal design -- Beyond the retina : pathways to perception and action -- Principles of efficient wiring -- Learning as design/design of learning..
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book Books at groups Jösch Group Not for loan
Book Book Library 61x-2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 04/12/2025 AT-ISTA#001510
Book Book Library 61x-2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available AT-ISTA#001445
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-518) and index

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 and glia : to follow the principles break every rule -- How photoreceptors optimize the capture of visual information -- The fly lamina : an interface for high-speed vision -- Design of neural circuits : recoding analog signals to digital -- Principles of retinal design -- Beyond the retina : pathways to perception and action -- Principles of efficient wiring -- Learning as design/design of learning..

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