Cover Image

Cortex : statistics and geometry of neuronal connectivity /

Show other versions (1)

By means of quantitative analysis of the tissue components in the cortex of the mouse, this book presents an overall picture of the cortical network which is then related to various theories on cortical function. It is centered around the idea of a diffuse network in a fairly homogeneous population...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Braitenberg, Valentino
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Schüz, A. (Almut), 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1998]
Edition:2nd thoroughly rev. ed.
Subjects:
Cerebral cortex > Anatomy.
Cytoarchitectonics.
Neural circuitry.
Neurons.
Synapses.
Cerebral Cortex > anatomy & histology.
Neural Pathways.
Neurale netwerken.
Hersenschors.
Statistische analyse.
Cortex cérébral > Anatomie.
Réseaux neuronaux (physiologie)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:By means of quantitative analysis of the tissue components in the cortex of the mouse, this book presents an overall picture of the cortical network which is then related to various theories on cortical function. It is centered around the idea of a diffuse network in a fairly homogeneous population of excitatory neurons, that of the pyramidal cells. It shows that the whole organisation in the cortical skeleton of pryramidal cells correspondes well to the idea of an associative memory and to the theory of cell assemblies. The theoretical points are made on the basis of experimental results. The reader not only obtains information about quantitative neuroanatomy, but also on the methods used, in particular those that vary from the norm.
Item Description:"The first edition was published under the title: Anatomy of the cortex--statistics and geometry as Volume 18 of the series Studies of brain function"--Title page verso.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 249 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-241) and index.
ISBN:9783662037331 (electronic bk.)
3662037335 (electronic bk.)