Connectome (book)

Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are
AuthorSebastian Seung
SubjectConnectomics, Neuroscience
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date
2012
Pages384
ISBN978-0547508184 (hardcover)

Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are (2012) is a book by Sebastian Seung. It introduces basic concepts in neuroscience and then elaborates on the field of connectomics, i.e., how to scan, decode, compare, and understand patterns in brain connectivity. The book concludes with musings on cryonics and mind uploading. It was selected by The Wall Street Journal as Top Ten Nonfiction of 2012.[1]

  1. ^ "The Best Nonfiction of 2012". The Wall Street Journal. 14 Dec 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2015.