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Connectome, how the brain's wiring makes us who we are, Sebastian Seung

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Connectome, how the brain's wiring makes us who we are, Sebastian Seung

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eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Connectome

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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Sebastian Seung

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how the brain's wiring makes us who we are

Summary

One of the Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year and a Publishers Weekly "Top Ten in Science" Title Every person is unique, but science has struggled to pinpoint where, precisely, that uniqueness resides. Our genome may determine our eye color and even aspects of our character. But our friendships, failures, and passions also shape who we are. The question is: How? Sebastian Seung is at the forefront of a revolution in neuroscience. He believes that our identity lies not in our genes, but in the connections between our brain cells-our particular wiring. Seung and a dedicated group of researchers are leading the effort to map these connections, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse. It's a monumental effort, but if they succeed, they will uncover the basis of personality, identity, intelligence, memory, and perhaps disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. Connectome is a mind-bending adventure story offering a daring scientific and technological vision for understanding what makes us who we are, as individuals and as a species

Target audience

adult

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