Brain

Books on the Brain,
Consciousness,
& Neural Networks

Compiled by Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com



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Books on the Brain:

• Michael A. Arbib (Ed.),
  Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Networks: 2nd Edition
  MIT Press; 2nd Ed. (Nov. 15, 2002), 1344 pp.
• Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, & Michael A. Paradiso,
  Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain
  Lippincott (March 15, 2002), 888 pp.
• Patricia S. Churchland & Terrence J. Sejnowski,
  The Computational Brain
  MIT Press (Feb. 3, 1994), 560 pp.
• Peter Dayan & L. F. Abbott,
  Theoretical Neuroscience: Computational and
  Mathematical Modeling of Neural Systems, MIT Press (Dec. 1, 2001), 576 pp.
• Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell,
  Principles of Neural Science
  McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 4th Ed. (Jan. 5, 2000), 1414 pp.
• Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell,
  Essentials of Neural Science and Behavior
  McGraw-Hill Professional (Sept. 30, 1996) 540 pp.
• Irwin B. Levitan & Leonard K. Kaczmarek
  The Neuron: Cell and Molecular Biology
  Oxford University Press, 3rd Ed. (Dec. 15, 2001), 603 pp.
• John G. Nicholls, Bruce G. Wallace, Paul A. Fuchs, & A. Robert Martin,
  From Neuron to Brain Sinauer Associates, 4th edition (Jan. 15, 2001), 679 pp.
• Randall C. O'Reilly, Yuko Munakata, & James L. McClelland,
  Computational Explorations in Cognitive Neuroscience:
  Understanding the Mind by Simulating the Brain
  MIT Press, 2nd Ed. with CD-ROM (Sept. 4, 2000), 512 pp.
• Richard Restak, MD,
  The New Brain: How the Modern Age Is Rewiring Your Mind,
  Rodale Press (August 2003), 228 pp.
• Richard Restak, MD, The Modular Brain:
  How New Discoveries in Neuroscience Are Answering
  Age-Old Questions About Memory, Free Will, Consciousness,
  and Personal Identity
, Scribner (July 1994), 199 pp.
• Larry W. Swanson, Brain Architecture: Understanding the Basic Plan
  Oxford University Press (Nov. 2002), 288 pp.

Books on Mind & Consciousness:

• David J. Chalmers, The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory
  Oxford University Press (Oct. 1997), 432 pp.
• Antonio R. Damasio, Descartes' Error : Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
  Avon (Nov. 1995), 336 pp.
• Antonio R. Damasio, The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion
  in the Making of Consciousness, Harvest Books (Sept. 2000), 400 pp.
• Daniel Clement Dennett, Consciousness Explained
  Little Brown (Oct. 1992), 528 pp.
• Gerald M. Edelman & Giulio Tonomi,
  A Universe of Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination
  Basic Books, Reprint edition (March 6, 2001), 288 pp.
• Ben Goertzel, The Evolving Mind,
  Gordon & Breach, Langhorne, PA (1993)
• Jeremy W. Hayward & Francisco J. Varela (Eds.),
  Gentle Bridges: Conversations With the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind
  Shambhala (Nov. 1992)
• Zara Houshmand, Robert B. Livingston, & B. Alan Wallace (Eds.),
  Consciousness at the Crossroads: Conversations With the Dalai Lama
  on Brain Science and Buddhism
  Snow Lion Publications (Oct. 1999), 185 pp.
• J. David Lewis-Williams, A Cosmos in Stone
  [Interpreting Religion & Society through Rock Art
  AltaMira Press, Rowman & Littlefield (May 15, 2002), 309 pp.
  (Chapter 9: Harnessing the Brain: Vision and Shamanism)
• J. David Lewis-Williams,
  The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
  Thames & Hudson (December 2002), 320 pp.
• David Premack & Ann J. Premack,
  Original Intelligence: The Architecture of the Human Mind
  McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books (Aug. 12, 2002), 304 pp.
• John R. Searle, The Mystery of Consciousness
  New York Review of Books (Sept. 1997), 224 pp.
• John R. Searle, The Rediscovery of the Mind
  MIT Press, Reissue edition (July 8, 1992), 288 pp.

Books on Neural Networks:

• Marcelo Bosque, Understanding 99% of Artificial Neural Networks:
  Introduction & Tricks, Writers Club Press; (March 2002), 148 pp.
• Joaquin M. Fuster, Memory in the Cerebral Cortex: An Empirical Approach
to Neural Networks in the Human and Nonhuman Primate
• MIT Press (June 25, 1999), 376 pp.
• Joaquin M. Fuster, Cortex and Mind: Unifying Cognition
  Oxford University Press (Oct. 2002), 314 pp.
• Ben Goertzel, Creating Internet Intelligence: Wild Computing,
  Distributed Digital Consciousness, and the Emerging Global Brain
  Plenum Publishing Corp. (2001)
• David E. Goldberg, Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization,
  and Machine Learning Addison-Wesley (Jan. 1, 1989), 432 pp.
• Simon Haykin, Neural Networks: A Comprehensive Foundation
  Prentice Hall, 2nd Ed. (July 6, 1998), 842 pp.
• Melanie Michell, An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms
  MIT Press (Feb. 6, 1998), 224 pp.
• José C. Principe, Neil R. Euliano, & W. Curt Lefebvre,
  Neural and Adaptive Systems: Fundamentals through Simulations
  Wiley & Sons, Book & CD-ROM edition (Dec. 1999), 672 pp.
• Russell D. Reed, & Robert J. Marks,
  Neural Smithing: Supervised Learning in Feedforward Artificial Neural Networks
  MIT Press (March 26, 1999), 352 pp.



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