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Principles of neural design / Peter Sterling and Simon Laughlin.
| Author/creator | Sterling, Peter, 1940- |
| Other author | Laughlin, Simon. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015] |
| Description | xxiii, 542 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile STEAM Monographs D2O |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What engineers know about design -- Why an animal needs a brain -- Why a bigger brain? -- How bigger brains are organized -- Information processing : from molecules to molecular circuits -- Information processing in protein circuits -- Design of neurons and glia : to follow the principles break every rule -- How photoreceptors optimize the capture of visual information -- The fly lamina : an interface for high-speed vision -- Design of neural circuits : recoding analog signals to digital -- Principles of retinal design -- Beyond the retina : pathways to perception and action -- Principles of efficient wiring -- Learning as design/design of learning. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-518) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014031498 |
| ISBN | 9780262028707 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0262028700 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |