Sebastian Seung Books
Sebastian Seung is a professor of computational neuroscience at Princeton University and a leading researcher in the field of connectomics. Formerly at MIT, he has contributed significantly to the study of neural networks and brain mapping, combining insights from biology, physics, and computer science.
Known for: Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are
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Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are
Connectome explores the emerging field of connectomics, which seeks to map the brain’s intricate network of neural connections. Sebastian Seung argues that our identities, memories, and mental health are encoded not just in our genes but in the unique wiring of our neurons. The book introduces readers to the science behind brain mapping and its implications for understanding personality, mental illness, and the nature of self.
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The Brain’s Wiring and the Birth of Connectomics
Early neuroscientists could only dream of capturing the vast intricacy of the brain. When Santiago Ramón y Cajal, more than a century ago, first drew neurons under a microscope, he glimpsed neurons as discrete cells with branching dendrites and axons—a revelation that shattered the older notion of t...
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Identity in the Wiring: Beyond Genes and Chemistry
When we first read the human genome, many hoped it would explain everything about what makes us who we are. But genes code for proteins, not for the experiences that shape our lives. They provide the initial layout, the construction guidelines for the brain’s architecture. The fine wiring—the trilli...
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About Sebastian Seung
Sebastian Seung is a professor of computational neuroscience at Princeton University and a leading researcher in the field of connectomics. Formerly at MIT, he has contributed significantly to the study of neural networks and brain mapping, combining insights from biology, physics, and computer scie...
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Sebastian Seung is a professor of computational neuroscience at Princeton University and a leading researcher in the field of connectomics. Formerly at MIT, he has contributed significantly to the study of neural networks and brain mapping, combining insights from biology, physics, and computer scie...
Sebastian Seung is a professor of computational neuroscience at Princeton University and a leading researcher in the field of connectomics. Formerly at MIT, he has contributed significantly to the study of neural networks and brain mapping, combining insights from biology, physics, and computer science.
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