TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sterling,Peter
AU  - Laughlin,Simon
TI  - Principles of neural design
SN  - 9780262028707 (hardcover)
AV  - QP376 
U1  - 612.8/2 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - The MIT Press
KW  - Brain
KW  - Physiology
KW  - Neural circuitry
KW  - Learning
KW  - Neural Pathways
N1  - 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
ER  -