Books and articles about neuron attributes.

[fargoth]

I'm looking for information on the different kinds of neurons and their possible interactions.
I wish to program a model of sizable amount of neurons connected to each other in the various possible ways.

so, can anyone direct me to a good reading material?

 

[pawelsobko]

Neurons

There is actually quite a lot of material available on the WEB. There are also *commercial* companies doing what you plan, not just research institutions. For reading material references see for example:
T. D. Albright, T. M. Jessell, E. R. Kandel, and M. I. Posne. Neural Science:A Century of Progress and
the Mysteries that Remain. Cell, 100:S1–S55, 2000. URL http://www.vcl.salk.edu/Publications/PDF/Albright_Jessell_Kandel_Posner_Cell_Neuron_2000.pdf

G. Tononi and G. Edelman. Consciousness and complexity. Science, 282:1846–1851, 1998. URL http://ntp.neuroscience.wisc.edu/faculty/fac-art/tononi282.pdf.

G. Tononi, G. Edelman, and O. Sporns. Complexity and coherency: integrating information in the brain.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2:474–484, 1998. URL http://leitl.org/docs/public_html/striz/striz.org/docs/tononi-complexity.pdf .

F. Crick and C. Koch. Towards a neurobiological theory of cosciousness. The Seminars in Neurosciences,
2:263–275, 1990. URL http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/SC/B/C/F/D/_/scbcfd.pdf

F. Crick, C. Koch, G. Kreiman, and I. Fried. Consciousness and neuroscience. Neurosurgery, 55:273–282,
2004. URL http://www.klab.caltech.edu/refweb/paper/490.pdf

D. J. Chalmers. Neural Correlates of Consciousness: Empirical and Conceptual Questions, chapter What
is a Neural Correlate of Consciousness? MIT Press, 2002a. URL http://consc.net/papers/ncc2.html.

I hope these help. More references, to notions such as quantum mechanics of neurons or network approach may be found in the Thinking about Thinking chapter of my e-book which can be found at http://countryofblindfolded.blogspot.com/

 

[ravenprp]

There are many books and articles that discuss neuron attributes and their interactions. Some good starting points include:

1. "Principles of Neural Science" by Eric Kandel, James Schwartz, and Thomas Jessell - This is a comprehensive textbook that covers all aspects of neuroscience, including the different types of neurons and their interactions.

2. "Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain" by Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, and Michael A. Paradiso - This book also provides a thorough overview of the different types of neurons and their functions, as well as their interactions.

3. "The Neuron: Cell and Molecular Biology" by Irwin B. Levitan and Leonard K. Kaczmarek - This book delves into the cellular and molecular aspects of neurons, including their structure and interactions.

4. "Neuronal Dynamics: From Single Neurons to Networks and Models of Cognition" by Wulfram Gerstner, Werner M. Kistler, Richard Naud, and Liam Paninski - This book focuses on the computational aspects of neurons and their interactions, making it a great resource for programming a model of interconnected neurons.

In addition to these books, there are also numerous articles available in scientific journals that discuss specific types of neurons and their interactions. It may be helpful to search for articles on specific topics or types of neurons that are of interest to you.

Overall, I would recommend starting with a comprehensive textbook such as "Principles of Neural Science" or "Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain" to gain a solid understanding of the basics, and then supplement with more specialized articles or books as needed for your programming project.