Modern Discoveries in Neuroscience... And What They Reveal About You (Collection)

Index

A

Abney effect, 167

absorption spectra, 109, 241

acetylcholine, 41, 57

muscle fibers’ sensitivity to, 44-45

achromatic, 241

action potential, 5, 7, 241

activity, effect on nervous system, 42–45

acuity, 241

adaptation, 241

Adelson, Ted, 123

Adler, Julius, 32

afferent neuron, 241

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 94

algorithm, 241

amblyopia, 242

analytical, 242

anatomy

defined, 54

surface anatomy of brain, 88–89

Andersen, Per, 43

Andrews, Tim, 100, 103

angiogenesis, 20

angles, geometry perception, 191–197

aperture problem, 242

apertures

defined, 242

occluding apertures, 204, 208–215

artificial intelligence, 242

artificial neural networks, 242. See also neural networks

association areas, response to faces, 119

association cortex, 242

autonomic ...