Humphries, Mark (Computational neuroscientist),
The spike : an epic journey through the brain in 2.1 seconds / Mark Humphries. - 1 online resource (vii, 219 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-211) and index.
Introduction -- All or nothing -- Legion -- Split personality -- Failure -- The dark neuron problem -- The meaning of spike -- A moving experience -- Spontaneity -- But a moment in time -- The future of spikes.
The story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains work We see the last cookie in the box and think, can I take that? We reach a hand out. In the 2.1 seconds that this impulse travels through our brain, billions of neurons communicate with one another, sending blips of voltage through our sensory and motor regions. Neuroscientists call these blips "spikes." Spikes enable us to do everything: talk, eat, run, see, plan, and decide. In The Spike, Mark Humphries takes readers on the epic journey of a spike through a single, brief reaction. In vivid language, Humphries tells the story of what happens in our brain, what we know about spikes, and what we still have left to understand about them. Drawing on decades of research in neuroscience, Humphries explores how spikes are born, how they are transmitted, and how they lead us to action. He dives into previously unanswered mysteries: Why are most neurons silent? What causes neurons to fire spikes spontaneously, without input from other neurons or the outside world? Why do most spikes fail to reach any destination? Humphries presents a new vision of the brain, one where fundamental computations are carried out by spontaneous spikes that predict what will happen in the world, helping us to perceive, decide, and react quickly enough for our survival. Traversing neuroscience's expansive terrain, The Spike follows a single electrical response to illuminate how our extraordinary brains work.
9780691213514 0691213518 9780691224091 0691224099
22573/ctv160187s JSTOR 9519803 IEEE 4A77CE42-ECA5-471E-B31D-C3DB83F60C65 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Neural transmission.
Neurosciences.
Synaptic Transmission
Neurosciences
Transmission nerveuse.
Neurosciences.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Neuroscience.
Neural transmission.
Neurosciences.
Electronic books.
QP364.5 / .H85 2021eb
612.81
The spike : an epic journey through the brain in 2.1 seconds / Mark Humphries. - 1 online resource (vii, 219 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-211) and index.
Introduction -- All or nothing -- Legion -- Split personality -- Failure -- The dark neuron problem -- The meaning of spike -- A moving experience -- Spontaneity -- But a moment in time -- The future of spikes.
The story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains work We see the last cookie in the box and think, can I take that? We reach a hand out. In the 2.1 seconds that this impulse travels through our brain, billions of neurons communicate with one another, sending blips of voltage through our sensory and motor regions. Neuroscientists call these blips "spikes." Spikes enable us to do everything: talk, eat, run, see, plan, and decide. In The Spike, Mark Humphries takes readers on the epic journey of a spike through a single, brief reaction. In vivid language, Humphries tells the story of what happens in our brain, what we know about spikes, and what we still have left to understand about them. Drawing on decades of research in neuroscience, Humphries explores how spikes are born, how they are transmitted, and how they lead us to action. He dives into previously unanswered mysteries: Why are most neurons silent? What causes neurons to fire spikes spontaneously, without input from other neurons or the outside world? Why do most spikes fail to reach any destination? Humphries presents a new vision of the brain, one where fundamental computations are carried out by spontaneous spikes that predict what will happen in the world, helping us to perceive, decide, and react quickly enough for our survival. Traversing neuroscience's expansive terrain, The Spike follows a single electrical response to illuminate how our extraordinary brains work.
9780691213514 0691213518 9780691224091 0691224099
22573/ctv160187s JSTOR 9519803 IEEE 4A77CE42-ECA5-471E-B31D-C3DB83F60C65 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Neural transmission.
Neurosciences.
Synaptic Transmission
Neurosciences
Transmission nerveuse.
Neurosciences.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Neuroscience.
Neural transmission.
Neurosciences.
Electronic books.
QP364.5 / .H85 2021eb
612.81