02593cam a2200481 i 4500 118259 118259 21432574 BJBSDDR 20230411090904.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 200214s2020 nyuaf b 001 0 eng d 2020933095 9781541646858 (hardback) 1541646851 (hardback) 9781541646865 (electronic book) (OCoLC)on1153034902 TOH eng TOH rda FSF OCLCO OEK YDXIT XZ7 L6B OCLCF YDXIT OCLCO TXI JYJ VP@ BUF NTU IL4J6 OCLCO QGQ MCO DLC eng lccopycat QP 353 C653i 2020 612.8233 Cobb, Matthew, 26613 1957- The idea of the brain : the past and future of neuroscience / Matthew Cobb. Past and future of neuroscience First US edition. New York : Basic Books, 2020. 470 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-441) and index. Introduction -- Past: Heart -- Forces -- Electricity -- Function -- Evolution -- Inhibition -- Neurons -- Machines -- Control -- Present: Memory -- Circuits -- Computers -- Chemistry -- Localization -- Consciousness -- Future. Cobb traces how our conception of the brain has evolved over the centuries. Although it might seem to be a story of ever-increasing knowledge of biology, Cobb shows how our ideas about the brain have been shaped by each era's most significant technologies. Today we might think the brain is like a supercomputer. In the past, it has been compared to a telegraph, a telephone exchange, or some kind of hydraulic system. What will we think the brain is like tomorrow, when new technology arises? Cobb shines new light on the complex processes that have shaped not just neuroscience, but all of human knowledge. -- Adapted from publisher description. Neurosciences History. Neurosciences. Neurociencias 27043 Historia Neurociencias 2739 History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2022-11-28 0 QP 353 C653i 2020 00000165172 2022-11-28 00:00:00 1 2022-11-28 BK