Download or read book New Techniques in Systems Neuroscience written by Adam D. Douglass and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the recent explosion of experimental tools in neuroscience that now make it possible to manipulate, record, and understand neuronal activity within the intact brain, and which are helping us learn how the many neurons that comprise a network act together to control behavior. Leaders in the field discuss the latest developments in optogenetics, functional imaging, circuit mapping, and the application of these tools to complex biological problems.