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Physics in Mind: A Quantum View of the Brain
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Physics in Mind: A Quantum View of the Brain Hardcover - 2013

by Loewenstein, Werner

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Eminent biophysicist Loewenstein seeks an answer in the mechanisms of physics. Bringing information theory--the idea that all information can be quantified and encoded in bits--to bear on recent advances in the neurosciences, he reveals a web of immense computational power inside the brain.

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Basic Books. Used - Like New. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Dust Jacket is Fine.
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  • Title Physics in Mind: A Quantum View of the Brain
  • Author Loewenstein, Werner
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Date 2013-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A43072
  • ISBN 9780465029846 / 0465029841
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.5 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 16.51 x 3.30 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Brain, Neurophysiology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012028268
  • Dewey Decimal Code 612.8

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/01/2012, Page 18
  • Choice, 07/01/2013, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/15/2012, Page 0

About the author

Werner R. Loewenstein was professor of physiology and biophysics at Columbia University and director of its Cell Physics Laboratory. Author of The Touchstone of Life, he lives in Woods Hole, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.