The Future of the Brain

The Future of the Brain
Author :
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 298
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780691173313
ISBN-13 : 0691173311
Rating : 4/5 (311 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Future of the Brain by : Gary Marcus

Download or read book The Future of the Brain written by Gary Marcus and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's top experts take readers to the very frontiers of brain science Includes a chapter by 2014 Nobel laureates May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser An unprecedented look at the quest to unravel the mysteries of the human brain, The Future of the Brain takes readers to the absolute frontiers of science. Original essays by leading researchers such as Christof Koch, George Church, Olaf Sporns, and May-Britt and Edvard Moser describe the spectacular technological advances that will enable us to map the more than eighty-five billion neurons in the brain, as well as the challenges that lie ahead in understanding the anticipated deluge of data and the prospects for building working simulations of the human brain. A must-read for anyone trying to understand ambitious new research programs such as the Obama administration's BRAIN Initiative and the European Union's Human Brain Project, The Future of the Brain sheds light on the breathtaking implications of brain science for medicine, psychiatry, and even human consciousness itself. Contributors include: Misha Ahrens, Ned Block, Matteo Carandini, George Church, John Donoghue, Chris Eliasmith, Simon Fisher, Mike Hawrylycz, Sean Hill, Christof Koch, Leah Krubitzer, Michel Maharbiz, Kevin Mitchell, Edvard Moser, May-Britt Moser, David Poeppel, Krishna Shenoy, Olaf Sporns, Anthony Zador.


The Future of the Brain Related Books

The Future of the Brain
Language: en
Pages: 298
Authors: Gary Marcus
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-08 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

GET EBOOK

The world's top experts take readers to the very frontiers of brain science Includes a chapter by 2014 Nobel laureates May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser An unpre
The Future of the Brain
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: Steven Peter Russell Rose
Categories: Health & Fitness
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

GET EBOOK

A leading scientist offers a unique perspective on the past, present, and future of neuroscience and the brain. 40 line illustrations.
Predictions in the Brain
Language: en
Pages: 398
Authors: Moshe Bar
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-05-10 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

GET EBOOK

When one is immersed in the fascinating world of neuroscience findings, the brain might start to seem like a collection of "modules," each specializes in a spec
The Idea of the Brain
Language: en
Pages: 521
Authors: Matthew Cobb
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-04-21 - Publisher: Basic Books

GET EBOOK

An "elegant", "engrossing" (Carol Tavris, Wall Street Journal) examination of what we think we know about the brain and why -- despite technological advances --
Nanotechnology, the Brain, and the Future
Language: en
Pages: 391
Authors: Sean A. Hays
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-08-13 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

GET EBOOK

Our brain is the source of everything that makes us human: language, creativity, rationality, emotion, communication, culture, politics. The neurosciences have