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4、apanPearsonEducationMalaysia,Pte.Ltd.ContentsPrefaceChapter1Neurosciencecirca1960Chapter2NeurobiologyatHarvardChapter3BiophysicsatUniversityCollegeChapter4NervecellsversusbrainsystemsChapter5NeuraldevelopmentChapter6ExploringbrainsystemsChapter7Thevisualsystem:HubelandWieselreduxChapter8Visualp
5、erceptionChapter9PerceivingcolorChapter10TheorganizationofperceptualqualitiesChapter11PerceivinggeometryChapter12PerceivingmotionChapter13HowbrainsseemtoworkSuggestedreadingGlossaryIllustrationcreditsAcknowledgmentsAbouttheauthorIndexPrefaceThisbookisabouttheongoingefforttounderstandhowbrainswo
6、rk.Giventhewayeventsdeterminewhatanyscientistdoesandthinks,anaccountofthissortmustinevitablybepersonal(and,toagreaterorlesserdegree,biased).Whatfollowsisanarrativeabouttheideasthathaveseemedtomeespeciallypertinenttothishardproblemoverthelast50years.Andalthoughthisbookisaboutbrainsassuch,itisals
7、oaboutindividualswho,frommyperspective,havesignificantlyinfluencedhowneuroscientiststhinkaboutbrains.Theambiguityofthetitleisintentional.Theidiosyncrasiesofmyowntrajectorynotwithstanding,thestoryreflectswhatItaketobetheexperienceo
