The Speed of Thought: Information Processing in the Cerebral Cortex (Biotechnology Intelligence Unit) - Hardcover

Tovee, Martin J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540647082 ISBN 13: 9783540647089

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1998

Synopsis

This book deals with information processing in the primate temporal visual cortex, one of the higher visual association areas, which is believed to be important for the representation of complex stimuli and may also play a role in visual memory. Here, the need for rapid information processing shapes the functional architecture of all sensory systems, acting to reduce, where possible, wiring length and the number of synapses, to allow faster processing.

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Synopsis

A discussion of how sensory information is processed, represented and affected by temporal considerations, this text deals with one of the higher visual association areas - the primate temporal visual cortex. It is believed to be important for the representation of complex stimuli and may also play a role in visual memory. The need for rapid information processing shapes the functional architecture of all sensory systems, acting to reduce, where possible, wiring length and the number of synapses, to allow faster processing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540647082
• ISBN 13: 9783540647089
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 164