Computational Neuroscience: Theoretical Insights into Brain Function (Volume 165) (Progress in Brain Research, Volume 165, Band 165) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0444528237 ISBN 13: 9780444528230

Verlag: Elsevier Science, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Computational neuroscience is a relatively new but rapidly expanding area of research which is becoming increasingly influential in shaping the way scientists think about the brain. Computational approaches have been applied at all levels of analysis, from detailed models of single-channel function, transmembrane currents, single-cell electrical activity, and neural signaling to broad theories of sensory perception, memory, and cognition. This book provides a snapshot of this exciting new field by bringing together chapters on a diversity of topics from some of its most important contributors. This includes chapters on neural coding in single cells, in small networks, and across the entire cerebral cortex, visual processing from the retina to object recognition, neural processing of auditory, vestibular, and electromagnetic stimuli, pattern generation, voluntary movement and posture, motor learning, decision-making and cognition, and algorithms for pattern recognition. Each chapter provides a bridge between a body of data on neural function and a mathematical approach used to interpret and explain that data. These contributions demonstrate how computational approaches have become an essential tool which is integral in many aspects of brain science, from the interpretation of data to the design of new experiments, and to the growth of our understanding of neural function.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Elsevier Science
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0444528237
• ISBN 13: 9780444528230
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 570
• Herausgeber: Cisek Paul, Drew Trevor, Kalaska John
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italien