Mapping the Brain and Its Functions:

Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research

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Size: 180 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1991

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Constance M. Pechura and Joseph B. Martin, Editors; Committee on a National Neural Circuitry Database, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Division of Biobehavioral Sciences and Mental Disorders
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Significant advances in brain research have been made, but investigators who face the resulting explosion of data need new methods to integrate the pieces of the "brain puzzle." Based on the expertise of more than 100 neuroscientists and computer specialists, ...
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Summary	1-20	(skim)
Introduction	21-24	(skim)
Advancing Neuroscience in the Decade of the Brain	25-47	(skim)
Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy	48-65	(skim)
Computer and Information Technology in Biomedical and Neuroscience Research	66-90	(skim)
Building Consensus, Identifying Needs	91-112	(skim)
The Brain Mapping Initiative: Committee Conclusions and Recommendations	113-130	(skim)
Appendix A: Task Force Topics and Rosters	131-135	(skim)
Appendix B: samples of Requests for Opinions	136-138	(skim)
Appendix C: Lists of Speakers and Demonstrators in Symposia and Open Hearings	139-142	(skim)
Index	143-152	(skim)
Color Plates	153-164	(skim)

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Significant advances in brain research have been made, but investigators who face the resulting explosion of data need new methods to integrate the pieces of the "brain puzzle." Based on the expertise of more than 100 neuroscientists and computer specialists, this new volume examines how computer technology can meet that need.
Featuring outstanding color photography, the book presents an overview of the complexity of brain research, which covers the spectrum from human behavior to genetic mechanisms. Advances in vision, substance abuse, pain, and schizophrenia are highlighted.
The committee explores the potential benefits of computer graphics, database systems, and communications networks in neuroscience and reviews the available technology. Recommendations center on a proposed Brain Mapping Initiative, with an agenda for implementation and a look at issues such as privacy and accessibility.