Understanding the brain : from cells to behavior to cognition / John E. Dowling.
Understanding the brain : from cells to behavior to cognition / John E. Dowling.
Understanding the brain : from cells to behavior to cognition / John E. Dowling.
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
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G 2018/6771
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English
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xv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Cellular neurobiology: the nuts and bolts. The uniqueness of the brain ; Brain signals ; Neuromodulation, drugs, and the brain ; Sensing the world -- Systems neuroscience: getting at behaviors. Simpler nervous systems: the invertebrates ; Vertebrate brains ; Vision: window to the brain -- Cognitive...
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
No reader curious about our "little grey cells" will want to pass up Harvard neuroscientist John E. Dowling's brief introduction to the brain. In this up-to-date revision of his 1998 book Creating Mind, Dowling conveys the essence and vitality of the field of neuroscience -- examining the progress we've made in understanding how brains work, and sh...
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Understanding the brain : from cells to behavior to cognition / John E. Dowling.
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Orignally published: Creating mind / John E. Dowling. c1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/6771
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74VKVQ06deOM
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0393712575 (hardcover)
9780393712575 (hardcover)
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612.82
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991024199290202626
