Cognitive phase transitions in the cerebral cortex : enhancing the neuron doctrine by modeling neural fields

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Cognitive phase transitions in the cerebral cortex : enhancing the neuron doctrine by modeling neural fields

Robert Kozma, Walter J. Freeman

(Studies in systems, decision and control / series editor Janusz Kacprzyk, 39)

Springer, 2015

  • hbk.

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Description

This intriguing book was born out of the many discussions the authors had in the past 10 years about the role of scale-free structure and dynamics in producing intelligent behavior in brains. The microscopic dynamics of neural networks is well described by the prevailing paradigm based in a narrow interpretation of the neuron doctrine. This book broadens the doctrine by incorporating the dynamics of neural fields, as first revealed by modeling with differential equations (K-sets). The book broadens that approach by application of random graph theory (neuropercolation). The book concludes with diverse commentaries that exemplify the wide range of mathematical/conceptual approaches to neural fields. This book is intended for researchers, postdocs, and graduate students, who see the limitations of network theory and seek a beachhead from which to embark on mesoscopic and macroscopic neurodynamics.

Table of Contents

Part I Review of Dynamical Brain Theories and Experiments.- Part II Supplementary Materials on Brain Structure and Dynamics.-Part III Commentaries.

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