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1 online resource (xxiii, 542 pages) : illustrations |
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online resource cr |
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What engineers know about design -- Why an animal needs a brain -- Why a bigger brain? -- How bigger brains are organized -- Information processing : from molecules to molecular circuits -- Information processing in protein circuits -- Design of neurons -- How photoreceptors optimize the capture of visual information -- The fly lamina : an efficient interface for high-speed vision -- Design of neural circuits : recoding analogue signals to pulsatile -- Principles of retinal design -- Beyond the retina : pathways to perception and action -- Principles of efficient wiring -- Learning as design/design of learning. |
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English. |
ISBN |
9780262327312 (electronic bk.) |
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0262327317 (electronic bk.) |
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9780262028707 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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0262028700 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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