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An internet in your head : a new paradigm for how the brain works / Daniel Graham.
Author
Graham, Daniel (Professor of psychology)
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 344 pages) : illustrations.
Availability
Available Online
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Subject(s)
Computational neuroscience
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Research
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Neurobiology
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Mathematical models
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Communication
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Neural networks (Neurobiology)
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Summary note
"Whether we realize it or not, we think of our brains as computers. In neuroscience, the metaphor of the brain as a computer has defined the field for much of the modern era. But as neuroscientists increasingly reevaluate their assumptions about how brains work, we need a new metaphor to help us ask better questions. The computational neuroscientist Daniel Graham offers an innovative paradigm for understanding the brain. He argues that the brain is not like a single computer-it is a communication system, like the internet. Both are networks whose power comes from their flexibility and reliability. The brain and the internet both must route signals throughout their systems, requiring protocols to direct messages from just about any point to any other. But we do not yet understand how the brain manages the dynamic flow of information across its entire network. The internet metaphor can help neuroscience unravel the brain's routing mechanisms by focusing attention on shared design principles and communication strategies that emerge from parallel challenges. Highlighting similarities between brain connectivity and the architecture of the internet can open new avenues of research and help unlock the brain's deepest secrets. An Internet in Your Head presents a clear-eyed and engaging tour of brain science as it stands today and where the new paradigm might take it next. It offers anyone with an interest in brains a transformative new way to conceptualize what goes on inside our heads"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
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Description based on print version record.
ISBN
9780231551618 (electronic bk.)
0231551614 (electronic bk.)
Publisher no.
EB00820866
LCCN
2020040238
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