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Bezig met laden... Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are (2012)door Sebastian Seung
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An interesting book looking at the latest developments in brain research. It is kind of a review of previous brain science that has gone before, and looking at the developments in current understanding. Seung's specialism is looking at the connectome, hence the title, which is the whole map of the brain, neuron by neuron, and learning how these interact as a whole. Whilst they are many years away from a full understanding, they are slowly comprehending the way the chemical and electrical communication make the the brain work. Some of it was a bit beyond me, and I don't have a background in biology, but is is written in a clear manner for a complicated science book. Pop neuroscience: the future possibility and value of mapping a human brain's network of 10^11 neurons and 10^15 synapses. Most notably, the last two chapters discuss cryonic preservation and mind uploading, albeit in a manner I consider to be unsatisfactory. To be skeptical (technologically, scientifically, philosophically) about these transhumanist concerns' chances for success is legitimate; to taint the discussion with religionistic analogies is insulting and inexcusable. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The audacious effort to map the brain--and along with it our mental afflictions, from autism to schizophrenia--by a rising star in neuroscience. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The book is helpful even if you disagree with the main hypothesis, because it covers historical approaches to understanding the brain and their shortcomings. Starting from phrenology in the 18th century, and moving forward to the discovery of neurons and attempts at classifying areas of the brain. Finally, Seung explains one of the current frontiers: the challenge of mapping a brain neuron by neuron and what it could mean for our understanding of the brain.
By the end of the book one feels convinced that many of our difficulties in understanding how the brain functions might lie simply in our current inability to observe the the physical connections and handle the large amount of image data generated fast enough. ( )