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Synopsis
Computational neuroscience is the theoretical study of the brain to uncover the principles and mechanisms that guide the development, organization, information processing, and mental functions of the nervous system. Known, but ill-defined as a field, not until the late-20th century has there been knowledge enough to establish computational neuroscience as a scientific discipline in its own right. With this in mind and given the complexity of the topic and its increasing importance in progressing our understanding of how the brain works, there is a need for an introductory text on this complex and (often assumed) impenetrable topic. This work is one of the first introductory books on this topic. It introduces the theoretical foundations of neuroscience with a focus on the nature of information processing in the brain. It covers the introduction and motivation of simplified models of neurons that are suitable for exploring information processing in large brain-like networks.
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"The book is small enough to be manageable in a semester-long course, but it is large enough to contain a wonderful amount of material. ... [A] very useful book for its clarity of presentation ... and ... success in teaching modeling."--The Quarterly Review of Biology "The book is small enough to be manageable in a semester-long course, but it is large enough to contain a wonderful amount of material. ... [A] very useful book for its clarity of presentation ... and ... success in teaching modeling."--The Quarterly Review of Biology "The book is small enough to be manageable in a semester-long course, but it is large enough to contain a wonderful amount of material. ... [A] very useful book for its clarity of presentation ... and ... success in teaching modeling."--The Quarterly Review of Biology "The book is small enough to be manageable in a semester-long course, but it is large enough to contain a wonderful amount of material. ... [A] very useful book for its clarity of presentation ... and ... success in teaching modeling."--The Quarterly Review of Biology
About the Author
Thomas Trappenberg is Professor in the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University, Canada.
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- PublisherOUP Oxford
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0198515820
- ISBN 13 9780198515821
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages354
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