Large-Scale Neuronal Theories of the Brain

Large-Scale Neuronal Theories of the Brain brings together thirteenoriginal contributions by some of the top scientists working in neuroscience today.It presents models and theories that will most likely shape and influence the way wethink about the brain, the mind, and interactions between the two in the years tocome. Chapters consider global theories of the brain from the bottom up -- providingtheories that are based on real nerve cells, their firing properties, and theiranatomical connections. This contrasts with attempts that have been made bypsychologists and by theorists in the artificial intelligence community tounderstand the brain strictly from a psychological or computational point ofview.The authors encompass a broad background, from biophysics and electrophysiologyto psychophysics, neurology, and computational vision. However, all the chaptersfocus on a common issue: the role of the primate (including human) cerebral cortexin memory, visual perception, focal attention, and awareness.Contributors: HoraceBarlow. Patricia Churchland, V. S. Ramachandran, and Terrence J. Sejnowski. AntonioR. Damasio and Hanna Damasio. Robert Desimone, Earl K. Miller, and LeonardoChelazzi. Christof Koch and Francis Crick. Rodolfo R. Llinas and Urs Ribary. DavidMumford. Tomaso Poggio and Anya Hurlbert. Michael I. Posner and Mary K. Rothbart.Wolf Singer. Charles F. Stevens. Shimon Ullman. David C. Van Essen, Charles W.Anderson, and Bruno A. Olshausen.