Discovering the Human Connectome

by Olaf Sporns

Book Overview

A pioneer in the field outlines new empirical and computational approaches to mapping the neural connections of the human brain.

Crucial to understanding how the brain works is connectivity, and the centerpiece of brain connectivity is the connectome, a comprehensive description of how neurons and brain regions are connected. In this book, Olaf Sporns surveys current efforts to chart these connections--to map the human connectome...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262528975
• ISBN13: 9780262528979
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher