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Spikes, Decisions, and Actions : The Dynamical Foundations of Neuroscience by Hugh R. Wilson (1999, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198524307

ISBN-139780198524304

eBay Product ID (ePID)1074008

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

Publication NameSpikes, Decisions, and Actions : the Dynamical Foundations of Neuroscience

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

SubjectNeuroscience, Life Sciences / Neuroscience

TypeTextbook

AuthorHugh R. Wilson

Subject AreaScience, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight20.5 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN98-049615

ReviewsThe book is a valuable source of information at the level accessible to well-trained undergraduate students and can be successfully used by specialists interested in mathematical modelling in neuroscience.

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal573.8/61

Table Of ContentPreface1. Introduction2. First order linear differential equations3. Two-dimensional systems and state space4. Higher dimensional linear systems5. Approximation and Simulation6. Nonlinear dynamics and bifurcations7. Computation by excitatory and inhibitory networks8. Nonlinear oscillations9. Action potentials and limit cycles10. Neural adaptation and bursting11. Neural Chaos12. Synapses and synchrony13. Swimming and traveling waves14. Lyapunov functions and memory15. Diffusion and dendrites16. Nonlinear dynamics and brain functionAppendixReferences

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LC Classification NumberQP357.5.W54 1999