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Connectome : How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are
de Seung, Sebastian
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0547508182
- ISBN 13
- 9780547508184
- Librería
-
Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition (Number Line With The One Present). Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Book Is Bound In One Quarter Blue Over Green Paper With Silver Stamped Lettering On The Spine. The Book Has A Few Tiny Black Dots On The Lower Edges And The Page Edges Are Tan. Light Bump To The Upper Front Corner.
Sinopsis
We know that each of us is unique, but science has struggled to pinpoint where, precisely, our uniqueness resides. Is it in our genes? The structure of our brains? Our genome may determine our eye color and even aspects of our personality. But our friendships, failures, and passions also shape who we are. The question is: how? Sebastian Seung, a dynamic professor at MIT, is on a quest to discover the biological basis of identity. He believes it lies in the pattern of connections between the brain’s neurons, which change slowly over time as we learn and grow. The connectome, as it’s called, is where our genetic inheritance intersects with our life experience. It’s where nature meets nurture. Seung introduces us to the dedicated researchers who are mapping the brain’s connections, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse. It is a monumental undertaking—the scientific equivalent of climbing Mount Everest—but if they succeed, it could reveal the basis of personality, intelligence, memory, and perhaps even mental disorders. Many scientists speculate that people with anorexia, autism, and schizophrenia are "wired differently," but nobody knows for sure. The brain’s wiring has never been clearly seen. In sparklingly clear prose, Seung reveals the amazing technological advances that will soon help us map connectomes. He also examines the evidence that these maps will someday allow humans to "upload" their minds into computers, achieving a kind of immortality. Connectome is a mind-bending adventure story, told with great passion and authority. It presents a daring scientific and technological vision for at last understanding what makes us who we are. Welcome to the future of neuroscience.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 033267
- Título
- Connectome : How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are
- Autor
- Seung, Sebastian
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0547508182
- ISBN 13
- 9780547508184
- Editorial
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2012
- Páginas
- 359
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Palabras clave
- Brain - Anatomy; Brain - Physiology; Cognition; Neurosciences; Brain Mapping; Brain - Anatomy & Histology; Brain - Pathology; Brain - Physiology; Cognition - Physiology; Nervous System Physiological Phenomena. Neuroscience, Neurology, Anato
Términos de venta
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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Sobre el vendedor
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Miembro de Biblio desde 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
Sobre Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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