Rhythms of the Brain

by Gyorgy Buzsaki

Book Overview

Studies of mechanisms in the brain that allow complicated things to happen in a coordinated fashion have produced some of the most spectacular discoveries in neuroscience. This book provides eloquent support for the idea that spontaneous neuron activity, far from being mere noise, is actually the source of our cognitive abilities. It takes a fresh look at the co-evolution of structure and function in the mammalian brain, illustrating how self-emerged...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195301064
• ISBN13: 9780195301069
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.3" x 6.3"