Sebastian Seung
Sebastian Seung is Professor of Computational Neuroscience at MIT, and the author of Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are. He has made important advances in robotics, neuroscience, neuroeconomics and statistical physics. His research has been published in leading scientific journals, and has featured in articles in The New York Times, Technology Review and The Economist
Books by Sebastian Seung
“This self-organisation of the brain defines its own connectivity pattern and actually defines the system.” Read more...
The best books on The Human Brain
Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Science Writer
Interviews with Sebastian Seung
The best books on Identity and the Mind, recommended by Sebastian Seung
Neuroscientist Sebastian Seung introduces us to the concept of the connectome, the ever-changing map of connections between the brain’s neurons that makes each of us who we are.
Interviews where books by Sebastian Seung were recommended
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Connectome
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The Feeling of What Happens
by Antonio Damasio -
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Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
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The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health and Disease
by Daniel Lieberman -
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The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution
by Joseph Henrich
The best books on The Human Brain, recommended by Suzana Herculano-Houzel
The best books on The Human Brain, recommended by Suzana Herculano-Houzel
The human brain contains 86 billion neurons and burns a quarter of our energy intake. But it is by no means extraordinary, says Suzana Herculano-Houzel. Here, the Brazilian neuroscientist chooses five of the best books for understanding the complexities and connectivity of our most enigmatic organ.
