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The Spike - Mark Humphries

The Spike

An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds

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Buch | Softcover
232 Seiten
2021
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-22642-2 (ISBN)
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The story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains work

We see the last cookie in the box and think, can I take that? We reach a hand out. In the 2.1 seconds that this impulse travels through our brain, billions of neurons communicate with one another, sending blips of voltage through our sensory and motor regions. Neuroscientists call these blips 'spikes.' Spikes enable us to do everything: talk, eat, run, see, plan, and decide. In The Spike, Mark Humphries takes readers on the epic journey of a spike through a single, brief reaction. In vivid language, Humphries tells the story of what happens in our brain, what we know about spikes, and what we still have left to understand about them.

Drawing on decades of research in neuroscience, Humphries explores how spikes are born, how they are transmitted, and how they lead us to action. He dives into previously unanswered mysteries: Why are most neurons silent? What causes neurons to fire spikes spontaneously, without input from other neurons or the outside world? Why do most spikes fail to reach any destination? Humphries presents a new vision of the brain, one where fundamental computations are carried out by spontaneous spikes that predict what will happen in the world, helping us to perceive, decide, and react quickly enough for our survival.

Traversing neuroscience's expansive terrain, The Spike follows a single electrical response to illuminate how our extraordinary brains work.

'In this fascinating, roller-coaster ride through the most fundamental component of our nervous systems, Mark Humphries takes us to the frontiers of neuroscience. A brilliant achievement.' - Matthew Cobb, author of The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience

Mark Humphries is Chair in Computational Neuroscience at the University of Nottingham. He is the founding editor of The Spike, a Medium online publication. He lives in Sheffield, England. Twitter @markdhumphries

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Princeton ANZ Paperbacks
Zusatzinfo 17 b/w illus.
Verlagsort New Jersey
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Verhaltenstherapie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 0-691-22642-3 / 0691226423
ISBN-13 978-0-691-22642-2 / 9780691226422
Zustand Neuware
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