Rhythms of the Brain
This book provides eloquent support for the idea that spontaneous neuron activity, far from being mere noise, is actually the source of our cognitive abilities. In a sequence of "cycles," György Buzsáki guides the reader from the physics of oscillations through neuronal assembly organization to complex cognitive processing and memory storage. His clear, fluid writing-accessible to any reader with some scientific knowledge-is supplemented by extensive footnotes and references that make it just as gratifying and instructive a read for the specialist. The coherent view of a single author who has been at the forefront of research in this exciting field, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in our rapidly evolving understanding of the brain.
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- I suggest you all to read The Rhythms of the Brain, a free book as a paper in PDF form.
https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fneurophysics.uc...
- Good to read Rhythms of the Brain for how SWR creates memories.
- It's not a sentiment, it's real coding. Rhythms of the Brain by Buzsaki. Cinema is already a prototype of differences, using space, and coreelating topological states. It's analog software that's been running for 130 years.
Binary was always a dead end alley, we knew this going in. How do we escape it?
- We only need brains when we're alive, so extracting the points isn't required.
In terms of brains, the math is used to model the irreducible occurrences in brains - that everything is still in there. So the math only gives us a window into the complexity. Brains don't compute or calculate necessarily. As an analog, or analoga of differences, it never has to exclude, or experience loss.
For the details: Rhythms of the Brain or Unlocking the Brain both volumes.
- I strongly recommend his next book, "The Brain From Inside Out". While Rhythms of the Brain is indeed aimed at neuroscientists, and is pretty heavy reading, Inside Out seems to be from more of a hacker's perspective.
They're good compliments to each other, but I found Inside Out to be a bit more actionable.
- Rhythms of the Brain - György Buzsáki
https://neurophysics.ucsd.edu/courses/physics_171/Buzsaki%20...
Enjoy.
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