LEADER 03454oam 2200673I 450 001 9910821922603321 005 20190503073425.0 010 $a0-262-32903-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000609069 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001461594 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12577026 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001461594 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11478499 035 $a(PQKB)10661938 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3339971 035 $a(OCoLC)907290065$z(OCoLC)990494066$z(OCoLC)1055363491$z(OCoLC)1066520250$z(OCoLC)1081220448 035 $a(OCoLC-P)907290065 035 $a(MaCbMITP)10292 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3339971 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11042962 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL768530 035 $a(OCoLC)907290065 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000609069 100 $a20150414d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTrees of the brain, roots of the mind /$fGiorgio A. Ascoli 210 1$aCambridge, Massachusetts ;$aLondon, England :$cThe MIT Press,$d[2015] 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (247 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-262-02898-0 311 $a0-262-32902-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"The human brain is often described as the most complex object in the universe. Tens of billions of nerve cells-tiny tree-like structures--make up a massive network with enormous computational power. In this book, Giorgio Ascoli reveals another aspect of the human brain: the stunning beauty of its cellular form. Doing so, he makes a provocative claim about the mind-brain relationship. If each nerve cell enlarged a thousandfold looks like a tree, then a small region of the nervous system at the same magnified scale resembles a gigantic, fantastic forest. This structural majesty--illustrated throughout the book with extraordinary color images--hides the secrets behind the genesis of our mental states. Ascoli proposes that some of the most intriguing mysteries of the mind can be solved using the basic architectural principles of the brain. After an overview of the scientific and philosophical foundations of his argument, Ascoli links mental states with patterns of electrical activity in nerve cells, presents an emerging minority opinion of how the brain learns from experience, and unveils a radically new hypothesis of the mechanism determining what is learned, what isn't, and why. Finally, considering these notions in the context of the cosmic diversity within and among brains, Ascoli offers a new perspective on the roots of individuality and humanity"--MIT CogNet. 606 $aNeural circuitry 606 $aNeural networks (Neurobiology) 606 $aNeural transmission 606 $aMind and body 606 $aBrain 610 $aBIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General 610 $aCOGNITIVE SCIENCES/General 610 $aNEUROSCIENCE/General 615 0$aNeural circuitry. 615 0$aNeural networks (Neurobiology) 615 0$aNeural transmission. 615 0$aMind and body. 615 0$aBrain. 676 $a573.8/5 700 $aAscoli$b Giorgio A.$01637260 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821922603321 996 $aTrees of the brain, roots of the mind$93978993 997 $aUNINA