This elegant book presents current evidence on the organization of the mammalian cerebral cortex. The focus on synapses and their function provides the basis for understanding how this critical part of the brain could work.

This significant contribution to neuroscience consists of two papers, the first by Mountcastle an, the second by Edelman.

Enough data are now available so that the Blue Brain Project can realistically tackle a model of the sensory column in rat. Few will deny however, that a comprehensive framework of the function and structure of columns has remained elusive.

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... organization of behavioral responses to complex pro- blems or the use of ... cortex , the ventromedial caudate nucleus , and associated areas of GPi ... neurons in the paramedian portion of the MD nucleus of the thalamus , and back to the ...

... SYSTEM NERVOUS SYSTEM SEE ALSO BRAIN SEE ALSO NEUROMOTOR SYSTEM ** PO1AG ... neurons , axons and synapses ( hydra ) ** ROINS - 15390-07 Neurogenetics of ... organization and development ( rats ) ** RO1DE - 06943-02 Central projections of ...

... Brain chips that enable us to control machines with our thoughts. Kidneys and lungs built to order in the lab. Pills to make you smarter and more creative. An implant that gives you a tan and protects against skin cancer. All these ...

... information from many other structures , including higher levels of the mo- tivational systems : the cerebral cortex ... system , the hypothalamus directly regulates autonomic output and endocrine func- tion , and also is responsive to a ...

In addition, the book examines the social and ethical implications of these ideas and of new technologies that may soon offer the means to predict or manipulate human traits.