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Ane might think that the clinical study of neuroscience would be akin to watching paint dry out, until information technology is considered that just these slow, painful gains of noesis lead to greater agreement of how our bodies and minds work. I consider the content of this volume to exist dense, jam-packed with noesis on how our eyes piece of work. Author Richard Masland realizes his audience, and does his best to walk us through the harder parts. The pictures and drawings throughout the volume are a definite aid.Along the way, Mr. Masland stretches out and examines other related paths, such every bit how memories are stored and the comparison between human being and machine learning (contrary to what the media tells us, at this betoken in time we are not in danger of being replaced). Throughout the book at that place are plenty of explanations while at other times we receive a question to chew on (For example, in the last paragraph a question is posed: "When I encounter an apple, practice I run across the same ruddy every bit y'all?"). That reminded me of a good friend, whose perceptions of what is green or blue always seems to slightly differ from mine.
This is non an easy read, simply Mr. Masland's way of writing greatly reduces the difficulty. Once a major signal has been achieved, there is a recap to aid usa recollect the salient pieces of knowledge. I also found the glossary to be invaluable if I didn't retrieve a definition. I learned more about the ability to come across than I e'er expected, and did receive information almost AI and the endeavors to make them see and remember (which was one of the reason I wanted to read this book). A side benefit were the extended explanations on how lab piece of work and experiments in the world of neuroscience are conducted. Extremely interesting. 5 stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and Perseus books for a complimentary electronic re-create of this title.
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Generalnie warto zerknąć, chociaż temat ujęty jest w sposób bardziej okrojony niż sugerowałby to tytuł. Jeśli kogoś interesuj Sięgając po książkę traktującą o zmyśle wzroku nie za bardzo liczę na informacje o ulubionych płatkach śniadaniowych neurobiologa XYZ. Może te wkręty o niczym mają due west zamyśle ułatwić odbiór materiału, pogrubić "popularno" westward "popularnonaukowy", pełnić funkcję suchara w środku przydługiej prezentacji... ale mnie to wybija z rytmu, zniechęca. Bo pytam o kotka, a dostaję rybki.
Generalnie warto zerknąć, chociaż temat ujęty jest due west sposób bardziej okrojony niż sugerowałby to tytuł. Jeśli kogoś interesują sieci neuronowe, znajdzie coś dla siebie. ...more than
Just at that place was none of that, and about third of the way through I near gave up on this book. It is basically a combination of extremely dense biology, a pat on the back for the research the author has done, and hero worship and name dropping of the author'southward colleagues. The fact that I was listening to this as an audiobook is probably the only way I managed to complete it. The narrator was engaging at to the lowest degree.
At 87% of the way through the book, the author finally begins to address how vision affects the encephalon. But information technology is just a glancing blow. Frankly the author spends more than time talking well-nigh the evolution of computers than about anything referenced in the title or description of the book.
I finished it to say that I finished it but that's eight hours of my life I won't be getting back.
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The data itself was interesting (if incredibly complex in some places), but the presentation could accept been improved upon in my opinion.
"We Know It When Nosotros See It" was an interesting read and I liked learning more than about how our vision works, but the writing way and some of the author'southward tangents didn't actually piece of work for me.The information itself was interesting (if incredibly complex in some places), just the presentation could accept been improved upon in my opinion.
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This book was, pardon the pun, eye opening. I had no thought how circuitous our vision is. I figured perception was complicated, just the actual physiology of everything is fascinating. Really the main reason this isn't getting a 5 star review is because, despite Masland'south attempts, in that location are still plenty of stretches of technical jargon. I had a lot of problem reading through the book, not because of lack of interest, simply because of how dense the material is
*Complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.This book was, pardon the pun, middle opening. I had no thought how circuitous our vision is. I figured perception was complicated, but the actual physiology of everything is fascinating. Really the main reason this isn't getting a 5 star review is because, despite Masland's attempts, in that location are even so plenty of stretches of technical jargon. I had a lot of problem reading through the book, not because of lack of interest, simply considering of how dumbo the fabric is. This is a fascinating topic and I do recommend it if you're curious about how you know y'all see what y'all run into.
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This is probably a little light for most scientists merely information technology matched my own somewhere megre powers of concentration. It is a lucid and fascinating introduction to and breakdown of the current state of our knowledge about the eye and the mind and paints an image of the brain processes which is very beautiful in its deep interconnectedness.
I'm sad because the guy who wrote this died recently - I am simply a little too late to write him the thank-you letter I was planning to ship for writing this volume.This is probably a little light for nearly scientists but it matched my own somewhere megre powers of concentration. It is a lucid and fascinating introduction to and breakdown of the electric current state of our knowledge nearly the eye and the mind and paints an image of the encephalon processes which is very beautiful in its deep interconnectedness.
Sadly it did not have a lot about colour and its integration into the sensing of mass and shape, this I think, is role of the "binding problem", one of the subtle and beautiful meta-challenges lying before us in the neuobiology of vision.
The word-portraits of various scientists were lively and interesting, and many of the descriptions of actual experimental conditions were as well. The strange ritual of finding a single neuron with a probe in particular has an virtually occult quality to it.
Massland also seems to have killed his way through a shitload of animals during his career - it seems about research scientists in his field have also.
Few concepts;
The painted comics colouring of Lynn Varley seems to accidentaly contrary enineering neurological processes, creating lines beginning, then filling in with colours. Like cubism seems to have autonomously some of the management of epitome done by the retina.
For the problem of consiousness it might be worth speaking to the creators of video games, since the job of someone creating a imitation workd is to make an "I" and to bind it ino the center of a sensuroum. Peradventure those people are approximating in a crude manner, some chemical element of what the mind besides does when creating an "I".
Hebbs neural nets can learn from *anything* - they are wired for vision and some human elements merely one time the capacity is there they will larn from any kind of regular environment.
The ability to be deluded or to experience an illusion or 'magic' seems totally linked to the capcities of neural nets. The nets can finer predict or imagine times, places and processes not present through inference and combination, this penumbral predictive chapters is also what allows them to fool themselves.
Color seems more vulnerable (adjustable to?) Saiper-Worf than lines. People can argue over what a colour might hateful in differnt cultures, or do I see the same colour every bit you? Just no-one argues over 'practice I see the same *lines* every bit yous' - probably because color takes identify "later" (if that fifty-fifty means annihilation in a organization with then many deep feedback loops) in the Binding process.
This shits all over simulation theory to me. Enough with that ghastly saucepan of shit idea.
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We Know It When We See Information technology is a layman accessible examination of sight and the incredible neurobiology of its cooperation with the body. Released tenth March 2020 past Hatchette on their Basic Books imprint, information technology'due south 272 pages and bachelor in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. t's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive tabular array of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats l
Originally published on my web log: Nonstop Reader.Nosotros Know It When We See Information technology is a layman accessible test of sight and the incredible neurobiology of its cooperation with the torso. Released tenth March 2020 past Hatchette on their Bones Books banner, it'southward 272 pages and bachelor in hardcover, sound, and ebook formats. t's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well equally interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
There are a handful of engaging and practiced "lowest" scientific discipline writers who manage to intermission downwards and convey complex, even profound, concepts into digestible parts for non-specialists. It's a distinct gift and not one that all science writers have in equal measure out. Happily, Dr. Masland seems to exist quite adept at teaching without obfuscation, and I actually enjoyed reading this densely instructive (and entertaining) treatise.
The volume proceeds logically, building and defining the concepts from perception, through sight, how neurons are built up and interact, signaling pathways, some brain physiology and moving along to how the encephalon interprets the sent signals, what that means for the torso in general and more widely, possible applications for machine learning and AI. (Heady / fascinating stuff)!
The text throughout is meticulously annotated and full of links to farther more specialized/complex reading for the especially interested. The writer likewise includes brusque affiliate notes at the end of the book with expanded info on affiliate subjects. There is a comprehensive bibliography and further reading list, besides equally a good glossary, but no index.
This book reminds me a lot of some of the best classes of my academy career; enlightening and educational lectures with an engaged and competent professor. The text is never overly academic or pedantic (or dull), but it will have some effort to extract and learn the presented information.
Five stars, fascinating and worthwhile book for everyone.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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The author'due south purpose is simple, every bit he mentions in the book. He intends to bring the process of investigation, analysis and a general introduction of the neurobiology of sight to the average public since the scientific community would probably compile the notes in scientific journals that may non reach united states of america. The problem was my copy was an accelerate reviewers version and lacked a lot of the diagrams being discussed, so I missed out on post-obit a few facts. The content is supposed to be primarily nearly how we come across and how our brain processes it. Sometimes there was a tangent when the people in the field are described for longer than I expected. Personally, I think a basic understanding of nerves, nervus endings etc. at high school level would exist needed to process the more than complicated assay simply mayhap Google could help the really interested get farther background data. The topics covered in the book do not merge to a single goal but instead talk almost a lot of things, the majority of which I found fascinating. One thing that stuck with me and probably will for a while is the 'face recognition' parts of our encephalon. The written report that gathered data almost it and the results institute were truly intriguing (to me).
I received an ARC cheers to NetGalley and the publishers. The review, however, is entirely based on my own reading feel and my prior minuscule amount of knowledge about some of the topics discussed here.
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This was a deep swoop into neuroscience, and a very adept attempt to explicate broadly how perception, including vision, works. Even without any particulary scientific background, it is fascinating to realize how our nervous system interacts with the outside world and its stimuli, and how data is conveyed to the brain.
What did not work so well for me were the writer's attempts to motion beyond this
Thank you to Perseus Books/Basic Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.This was a deep dive into neuroscience, and a very good endeavor to explain broadly how perception, including vision, works. Fifty-fifty without any particulary scientific background, information technology is fascinating to realize how our nervous organization interacts with the outside world and its stimuli, and how data is conveyed to the brain.
What did not work so well for me were the author'southward attempts to move beyond this topic, as the explanations quickly got extremely technical and lost me. I also felt that the tagline of the title ("What the neurobiology of vision tells us virtually how nosotros recollect") didn't really work, every bit the writer basically bailed on discussing the nature of consciousness.
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Very interesting view into how our vision plays such a vital function in our encephalon function. I learned quite a number of interesting things about the brain and how remarkably complex the vision system is. I take to admit, although I am fascinated by neuroscience, this book went a bit over my heads at times, making information technology difficult to follow. That may just be a lack of understanding on my function. I'm due east
Thank you Netgalley and Perseus Books for this free advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review.Very interesting view into how our vision plays such a vital role in our brain function. I learned quite a number of interesting things nearly the brain and how remarkably complex the vision organisation is. I take to admit, although I am fascinated by neuroscience, this book went a flake over my heads at times, making it difficult to follow. That may just exist a lack of agreement on my part. I'g eager to pick up a finished copy soon so I tin can expect at the diagrams that weren't included in my gratuitous review copy.
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"if you know, know damn well, or else yous don't"
"even the simplest elements of sensation are created...."
fleck basic just needed to expand my noesis on the links between computers and brains, and gave me a bit of info on that. always fun to read about neuro in a casual style compared to periodical manufactures.
"consciousness is unknowable"
"if yous know, know damn well, or else y'all don't"
"fifty-fifty the simplest elements of sensation are created...."
bit bones but needed to expand my knowledge on the links between computers and brains, and gave me a bit of info on that. ever fun to read near neuro in a casual way compared to journal manufactures.
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Wydaje mi się, że ma dużo więcej z "naukowej" niż "popularnej". Dla osób już siedzących w tym temacie na pewno będzie to fajna forma albo przypomnienia sobie niektórych rzeczy albo poznania ciekawostek z życia badaczy.
Dodatkowo strasznie mi się dłużyła. Możliwe, że moje odczucia są tak negatywne, ponieważ nastawiałam się na coś innego.
Książka nie dla mnie.
Wydaje mi się, że ma dużo więcej z "naukowej" niż "popularnej". Dla osób już siedzących due west tym temacie na pewno będzie to fajna forma albo przypomnienia sobie niektórych rzeczy albo poznania ciekawostek z życia badaczy.
Dodatkowo strasznie mi się dłużyła. Możliwe, że moje odczucia są tak negatywne, ponieważ nastawiałam się na coś innego.
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Oko człowieka jest nie mniej skomplikowanym narządem od wszystkich pozostałych. Niby nie robi nic wielkiego, po prostu widzi, ale czy ktoś się zastanoił Każda książka o mózgu jest dla mnie zawsze dużym zaskoczeniem. Każde wyjaśnienie jakiegoś procesu wynosi masę nowych DLACZEGO i chęć do szukania odpowiedzi. „Czego oczy nie widzą" nie jest wyjątkiem. Myślałam, że się dowiem jak te oko widzi, lub nie widzi. Ale mam tylko więcej pytań, bo nie rozumiem jak to jest możliwe, że to działa właśnie tak.
Oko człowieka jest nie mniej skomplikowanym narządem od wszystkich pozostałych. Niby nie robi nic wielkiego, po prostu widzi, ale czy ktoś się zastanoił jak to działa? Nie mówię o załamaniu światła i tym wszystkim co słyszymy na lekcjach fizyki jeszcze w gimnazjum, ale o tym jak działają komórki. Dlaczego możemy bez problemu rozpoznać znajomą twarz? Nawet taką której świadomie już nie pamiętamy. Dlaczego komputer nigdy nie będzie widział lepiej od ptaka? Czy wszystko co widzimy istnieje naprawdę? Czy sieci neuronowe mają jakieś granice? I to tylko szczypta wszystkiego co ta książka zawiera.
Polecam każdej ciekawskiej osobie, na pewno się nie zawiedzie. I radzę nie czytać tego tak za jednym razem, a dawkować ciekawostki porcjami. Taki rozdział satysfakcji wzrokowej co wieczór.
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The author has been working in the field for decades, and that experience shows. Coming in with a Computer science groundwork, I establish that learning about the biological side of vision expanded my Without existence very long, this volume covers the neurobiology of vision in just enough details for someone without a biology groundwork. There are three parts: (1) the anatomy of the retinal cells, (2) an introduction to auto learning, and (3) speculation and open questions in the field of neuroscience.
The author has been working in the field for decades, and that experience shows. Coming in with a Calculator Science background, I found that learning about the biological side of vision expanded my understanding of machine learning (specially paradigm recognition). For example, modern prototype recognition using neural nets to detect edges is based on the behaviour of actual retinal cells.
In both biological and artificial networks: "neurons that burn down together wire together." ...more than
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