Brain Computations and Connectivity, 2nd Edition

By Edmund T. Rolls
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.Brain Computations and Connectivity is about how the brain works. In order to understand this, it is essential to know what is computed by different brain systems; and how the computations are performed.The aim of this book is to elucidate what is computed in different brain systems; and to describe current biologically plausible computational approaches and models of how each of these brain systems computes.Understanding the brain in this way has enormous potential for understanding ourselves better in health and in disease. Potential applications of this understanding are to the treatment of the brain in disease; and to artificial intelligence which will benefit from knowledge of how the brain performs many of its extraordinarily impressive functions.This book is pioneering in taking this approach to brain function: to consider what is computed by many of our brain systems; and how it is computed, and updates by much new evidence including the connectivity of the human brain the earlier book: Rolls (2021) Brain Computations: What and How, Oxford University Press.Brain Computations and Connectivity will be of interest to all scientists interested in brain function and how the brain works, whether they are from neuroscience, or from medical sciences including neurology and psychiatry, or from the area of computational science including machine learning and artificial intelligence, or from areas such as theoretical physics.

Brain Computations and Connectivity, written by Edmund T. Rolls, is an insightful book that uncovers how the brain works. It explores what is computed by different brain systems and how these computations are performed, using current biologically plausible computational approaches and models. Understanding the brain in this way has enormous potential for understanding ourselves better in health and disease.

The book is available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license, making it accessible to a range of people from different backgrounds. It is also free to read on the Oxford Academic platform, and available as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

Rolls’ approach to understanding what is computed by many of our brain systems and how it is computed is pioneering. The book is updated by much new evidence, including the connectivity of the human brain, and is a follow-up to his earlier book, Brain Computations: What and How, published by Oxford University Press in 2021.

The author highlights the potential applications of understanding the brain in this way. It can aid in the treatment of brain diseases, and in the development of artificial intelligence, which will benefit from knowledge of how the brain performs its extraordinary functions.

Brain Computations and Connectivity is a book that will be of great interest to all scientists interested in brain function and how the brain works, regardless of their area of expertise, be it neuroscience, medical sciences including neurology and psychiatry, or computational science, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, or even theoretical physics.

Overall, this book provides an incredible insight into how our brains function and offers great opportunities in the development of new treatments and technologies. It is a highly-recommended book for anyone interested in learning more about this fascinating topic.

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Product Details

• Éditeur : ‎ OUP Oxford; 2e édition (11 juillet 2023)
• Date de publication ‏ : ‎ 11 juillet 2023
• Langue ‏ : ‎ Anglais