Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research (1991)

Chapter: Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy

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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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Suggested Citation: "Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Mapping the Brain and Its Functions: Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1816.
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