23 Problems in Systems Neuroscience (Computational Neuroscience Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195148223 ISBN 13: 9780195148220

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2005

Synopsis

The complexity of the brain and the protean nature of behavior remain the most elusive area of science, but also the most important. van Hemmen and Sejnowski invited 23 experts from the many areas--from evolution to qualia--of systems neuroscience to formulate one problem each. Although each chapter was written independently and can be read separately, together they provide a useful roadmap to the field of systems neuroscience and will serve as a source of inspirations for future explorers of the brain.

About this title

About the Author

J. Leo van Hemmen is at Technical University Munich. Terrence J. Sejnowski is at Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Review

"Neuroscience has a rather briefer history than mathematics, but Leo van Hemmen and Terry Sejnowski felt that it was nonetheless mature enough for them to organize a meeting on Problems in Neuroscience a century after Hilberts address. This printed version of their meeting, 23 Problems in Systems Neuroscience, has taken six years to arrive, but it is not too late and certainly not too little. In the place of one Hilbert are 40 problem-posers who have collectively contributed the 23 chapters, grouped into sections that sum up 5 current concerns: How have brains evolved? How is cerebral cortex organized? How do neurons interact? What can brains compute? How are cognitive systems organized? With such an attractive list of topics, this book is sure to find a wide audience at every level of interest, from lay readers to students and academics."--Kevan A.C. Martin, Nature

"Forty authors contribute twenty-three chapters in this book. Divided into five sections, this book reflects the interaction between genetics and morphology, function, and a possible influence in behavior. The difficulty of the topic is explained in accessible manner by leading world authorities. The illustrations are self-explanatory and the references, up-to-date. In my view, there are hardly any shortcomings in the book." --Celso Agner, MD, MSc(Albany Medical Center), Doody's

"The chapters read well, are well illustrated, and have useful reference sections. Even if your favorite area of neurosceince is not covered, you will find plenty to interest you in this volume."--Physiology News

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0195148223
• ISBN 13: 9780195148220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 548
• Editor: Van Hemmen J. Leo, Sejnowski Terrence J.