From Molecules to Minds: Challenges for the 21st Century
by Matthew Hogan, Bruce Altevogt
Publisher: National Academies Press 2008
ISBN/ASIN: 0309120926
ISBN-13: 9780309120920
Number of pages: 90
Description:
The workshop 'From Molecules to Minds' was organized so that representatives of all corners of the neuroscience world could provide updates on the latest advances in the field, and then discuss how they related to the concept of Grand Challenges.
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