Main description:

This book presents an emerging new vision of the brain, which is essentially expressed in computational terms, for non-experts. As such, it presents the fundamental concepts of neuroscience in simple language, without overwhelming non-biologists with excessive biological jargon. In addition, the book presents a novel computational perspective on the brain for biologists, without resorting to complex mathematical equations.

It addresses a comprehensive range of topics, starting with the history of neuroscience, the function of the individual neuron, the various kinds of neural network models that can explain diverse neural phenomena, sensory-motor function, language, emotions, and concluding with the latest theories on consciousness. The book offers readers a panoramic introduction to the "new brain" and a valuable resource for interdisciplinary researchers looking to gatecrash the world of neuroscience.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Brain Ideas Through the Centuries.- Chapter 2. Brain - Through the Aeons.- Chapter 3. The World at the Level of a Neuron.- Chapter 4. Networks that Learn.- Chapter 5. Memories and Holograms.- Chapter 6. Maps, Maps Everywhere.- Chapter 7. Pathways of Light.- Chapter 8. This Palpable World.- Chapter 9. On Sound and Music.- Chapter 10. Sniffing at the World.- Chapter 11. Get, Set, Action.- Chapter 12. Circuits of Emotion.- Chapter 13. A Gossamer of Words.- Chapter 14. The Stuff that Minds are Made of.- Chapter 15. Mindware.