David Hubel

Hubel, David Hunter - hyooˈbəl, 1926–, American neurobiologist, b. Ont., Canada. In 1958, Hubel joined Torsten Wiesel at Johns Hopkins Univ., and the two relocated to Harvard in 1959. Their most famous studies were in the area of visual perception, with particular emphasis on the nerve impulses mediating between the retina and the brain. They observed that various nerve cells Read More...

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Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience: Three Approaches to the Mind: A Synthetic Analysis of the Varieties of Human Experience (Discussion of David Hubel begins on p. 227)
by Edward M. Hundert. 346 pgs.

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In this book Hundert proposes a new, unified view of the mind, one that integrates the insights of philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists. Through a detailed discussion of major theories from these and related disciplines, he gradually reveals links between what were previously unconnected approaches to human thought and experience.

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PREFACE

CONTENTS

Figures

INTRODUCTION

Part I PHILOSOPHY

1: From Subjectivity to Objectivity

2: From Objectivity to Ontology

3: The Cement of the Universe

An Afterword on Dimensionality: Kant, Space, and Geometry

Part II PSYCHIATRY

4: The Child's Construction of Reality

5: Feelings and Things

6: Madness and Other Realities

An Afterword on Psychiatry: Implications for Therapy

Part III NEUROSCIENCE

7: Sensibility and Understanding

8: The Plasticity of the Nervous System

9: The Thoughtful Brain

An Afterword on Kant's Synthetic a priori: Biology and the 'World Knot'

10: Summary of the Theory and Its Implications, and Suggestions for Further Research That Will Support, Refute, or Modify It

Appendix Cognitive and Moral Intersubjectivity

SOURCES FOR APPENDIX

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX
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Introduction to Neural and Cognitive Modeling (Includes discussion of Hubel & Wiesel experiments in multiple chapters)
by Daniel S. Levine. 492 pgs.

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This thoroughly, thoughtfully revised edition of a very successful textbook makes the principles and the details of neural network modeling accessible to cognitive scientists of all varieties as well as to others interested in these models. Research since the publication of the first edition has been systematically incorporated into a framework of proven pedagogical value. Features of the second edition include: * A new section on spatiotemporal pattern processing * Coverage of ARTMAP networks (the supervised version of adaptive resonance networks) and recurrent back-propagation networks * A vastly expanded section on models of specific brain areas, such as the cerebellum, hippocampus, basal ganglia, and visual and motor cortex * Up-to-date coverage of applications of neural networks in areas such as combinatorial optimization and knowledge representation As in the first edition, the text includes extensive introductions to neuroscience and to differential and difference equations as appendices for students without the requisite background in these areas. As graphically revealed in the flowchart in the front of the book, the text begins with simpler processes and builds up to more complex multilevel functional systems. For more information visit the author's personal Web site at www.uta.edu/psychology/faculty/levine/

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Preface

Preface to the Second Edition

1: Brain and Machine: The Same Principles?

2: Historical Outline

3: Associative Learning and Synaptic Plasticity

4: Competition, Lateral Inhibition, and Short-Term Memory

5: Conditioning, Attention, and Reinforcement

6: Coding and Categorization

7: Optimization, Control, Decision, and Knowledge Representation

8: A Few Recent Technical Advances

Appendix 1: Basic Facts of Neurobiology

Appendix 2: Difference and Differential Equations in Neural Networks

References

Author Index

Subject Index
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A Mind for Tomorrow: Facts, Values, and the Future ("The Generation of Values" begins on p. 102)
by David Stover, Erika Erdmann. 208 pgs.

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Stover and Erdmann argue that the crises threatening civilization can be solved only by adopting ethical systems more compatible with science. They examine Nobel Laureate Roger W. Sperry's ideas about consciousness and ethics, which, by reconciling science and religion and reinstating subjective experience into scientific views of the world, promise precisely that.

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Preface

Introduction: At the Crossroads

I: One World, Two Cultures

1: Streaming Toward the Apocalypse

Notes

2: The Great Divide

Notes

II: Brain, Mind, and Beliefs to Live By

3: Brain and Mind

Notes

4: The Emergent Ghost: Mysteries of Consciousness

Notes

5: In Search of a Science of Values

Notes

III: A Mind for Tomorrow

6: Stimulus and Response: Reaction to a New Worldview

Notes

7: Beyond Sperry

Notes

Appendix: A Last Tribute to Roger W. Sperry

References

Bibliographic Essay

Index

About the Authors
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The Mind's New Science: A History of the Cognitive Revolution ("Hubel and Wiesel's Decisive Demonstrations" begins on p. 273)
by Howard Gardner. 430 pgs.

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The first full-scale introduction to and history of cognitive science. An interdisciplinary study of the nature of knowledge by the noted cognitive scientist and author of Frames of Mind.

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Preface

Part I: The Cognitive Revolution

1: Introduction: What the Meno Wrought

2: Laying The Foundation For Cognitive Science

3: Cognitive Science: The First Decades

Part II: The Cognitive Sciences: A Historical Perspective

4: Reason, Experience, And The Status of Philosophy

5: Psychology: The Wedding Of Methods to Substance

6: Artificial Intelligence: The Expert Tool

7: Linguistics: the Search For Autonomy

8: Anthropology: Beyond The Individual Case

9: Neuroscience: The Flirtation With Reductionism

Part III: Toward An Integrated Cognitive Science: Present Efforts, Future Prospects

Introduction

10: Perceiving the World

11: Mental Imagery: A Figment Of The Imagination?

12: A World Categorized

13: How Rational a Being?

14: Conclusion: The Computational Paradox and The Cognitive Challenge

Epilogue to the Paperback Edition: Cognitive Science After 1984

Name Index

Subject Index
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Visual Coding and Adaptability (Includes discussion of Hubel & Wiesel experiments in multiple chapters)
by Charles S. Harris. 394 pgs.

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For students & researchers in vision, perception, cognition, & artificial intelligence; coverage of two areas in visual research: adaptability of the visual system, & the coding of spatial information.

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Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

The Influence of Early Visual Experience on Visual Perception

Conclusion

References

Acknowledgments

The Development of Visually Guided Behavior

Conclusions

References

Acknowledgments

The Rediscovery of Adaptability in the Visual System: Effects of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Chromatic Dispersion

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Insight or Out of Sight?: Two Examples of Perceptual Plasticity in the Human Adult

References

Acknowledgments

Locus Questions in Visual Science

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Neural Images: the Physiological Basis of Spatial Vision

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Spatial-Frequency Channels in Human Vision: Detecting Edges Without Edge Detectors

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Spatial-Frequency Channels in One-, Two-, and Three-Dimensional Vision: Variations on an Auditory Theme by Bekesy

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Conclusion

Masking and the Unmasking of Distributed Representations in the Visual System

Conclusions

Acknowledgments

Tutorial the Joy of Fourier Analysis

References

Acknowledgment

Author Index

Subject Index
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Synaptic Modification, Neuron Selectivity, and Nervous System Organization (Includes discussion of Hubel & Wiesel experiments in multiple chapters)
by William B. Levy, James A. Anderson, Stephen Lehmkuhle. 274 pgs.

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Contributors

Introductory Remarks

1: Associative Changes at the Synapse: LTP in the Hippocampus

Introduction to the EC-DG System

REFERENCES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

2: Hebbian Modification of Synaptic Transmission as a Common Mechanism in Experience-Dependent Maturation of Cortical Functions.

REFERENCES

3: Monday's Discussion

4: Some Constraints Operating on the Synaptic Modifications Underlying Binocular Competition in the Developing Visual Cortex

5: Remarks about the "Singularity" of Nerve Cells and its Ontogenesis

REFERENCES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

6: The Rules of Elemental Synaptic Plasticity

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCES

7: Neural Problem Solving

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

8: What Hebb Synapses Build

Conclusion

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9: Neuron Selectivity: Single Neuron and Neuron Networks

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCES

10: Tuesday's Discussion

11: A Model of Cortical Associative Memory

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12: What Do Drug-Induced Visual Hallucinations Tell Us About the Brain?

MATHEMATICAL APPENDIX

MATHEMATICAL APPENDIX

13: Wednesday's Discussion

Author Index

Subject Index
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The Dreaming Brain ("The Hubel-Evarts Microdrive System" begins on p. 161)
by J. Allan Hobson. 320 pgs.

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List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: A Brain-Based Approach to Dreaming

Part I: Early Dream Science

1: The Study of Dreaming in the Nineteenth Century

2: Psychoanalysis and Dreaming

3: Dream Investigation in the Early Twentieth Century

Part II: Dreaming and Neurobiology

4: A Spark of NatureS Fire: the Electrical Brain

5: The Regulation of Consciousness by the Brain Stem

6: The Discovery of Rem Sleep and Dreaming

Part III: A New Model of the Dreaming Brain

7: A Window on the Brain: Neural Activity

8: A War of Nerves: the Reciprocal-Interaction Model of Rem-Sleep Generation

9: The Brain as a Dream Machine: an Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis of Dreaming

Part IV: Dream Form: the Journal of the Engine Man

10: The Form of Dreams

11: The Form of Dream Sensation

12: The Form of Dream Movement

13: The Bizarreness of Dreams

14: The Interpretation of Dream Form

Part V: The Future of Dream Science

15: The Functions of Rem Sleep and Dreaming

Bibliography

Index
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A Century of Nobel Prizes Recipients: Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine ("Hubel, David Hunter" begins on p. 327)
by Francis Leroy. 380 pgs.

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Celebrating a century of revolutionary contributions to our understanding of life, the world, and the universe, this encyclopedic desk reference traces the discoveries that earned nearly 500 distinguished scientists Nobel honors in the areas of chemistry, physics, and medicine. This book includes over 550 full color illustrations and photographs, and, set out in itsnbsp;appealing andnbsp;easy-to-use format, it is a must for the library of any public, university, business, or personal library.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896)

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The Nobel Laureates in Chemistry (1901 - 2001)

Introduction

1901

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1908

1914

1922

1924 Not Awarded

1944

1946

1947

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1960

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The Nobel Laureates in Physics (1901 - 2001)

Introduction

1901

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1923

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The Nobel Laureates in Medicine (1901 - 2001)

Introduction

1901

1903

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1915 to 1918 Not Awarded

1925 Not Awarded

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1939 to 1942 Not Awarded

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Bibliography: Chemistry

Bibliography: Physics

Index of Recipients' Names

Subject Index

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