Cognitive phase transitions in the cerebral cortex : enhancing the neuron doctrine by modeling neural fields /: enhancing the neuron doctrine by modeling neural fields. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Kozma, Walter J. Freeman.
• Authors: Kozma, Robert; Freeman, Walter J
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Commentators; Contents; Part I Review of Dynamical Brain Theoriesand Experiments; 1 Introduction -- On the Languages of Brains; 1.1 Brains Are Not Computers; 1.2 Symbolic Approaches to Brains; 1.3 Connectionism; 1.4 Brains as Transient Dynamical Systems; 1.5 Random Graph Theory (RGT) for Brain Models; 1.6 Neuropercolation Modeling Paradigm; References; 2 Experimental Investigation of High-Resolution Spatio-Temporal Patterns; 2.1 Method; 2.1.1 Experiments with Rabbits; 2.1.2 Human ECoG Experiments; 2.1.3 Scalp EEG Design Considerations 2.2 Temporal Patterns: The Carrier Wave2.3 Spatial Patterns of Amplitude Modulation (AM) and Phase Modulation (PM); 2.4 Classification of ECoG and EEG AM Patterns; 2.5 Characterization of Synchronization-Desynchronization Transitions in the Cortex; 2.6 Experimental Observation of Singularity; 2.7 Transmission of Macroscopic Output by Microscopic Pulses; References; 3 Interpretation of Experimental Results As Cortical Phase Transitions; 3.1 Theoretical Approaches to Nonlinear Cortical Dynamics; 3.2 Scales of Representation: Micro-, Meso-, and Macroscopic Levels 3.3 Cinematic Theory of Cortical Phase Transitions3.4 Characterization of Phase Transitions; 3.4.1 Critical State; 3.4.2 Singular Dynamics; 3.4.3 Symmetry Breaking; 3.4.4 Transition Energy; 3.4.5 Zero Order Parameter; 3.4.6 Correlation Length Divergence; References; 4 Short and Long Edges in Random Graphs for Neuropil Modeling; 4.1 Motivation of Using Random Graph Theory for Modeling Cortical Processes; 4.2 Glossary of Random Graph Terminology; 4.3 Neuropercolation Basics; 4.4 Critical Behavior in Neuropercolation with Mean-Field, Local, and Mixed Models; 4.4.1 Mean-Field Approximation 4.4.2 Mixed Short and Long Connections4.5 Finite Size Scaling Theory of Criticality in Brain Models ; References; 5 Critical Behavior in Hierarchical Neuropercolation Models of Cognition; 5.1 Basic Principles of Hierarchical Brain Models; 5.2 Narrow-Band Oscillations in Lattices with Inhibitory Feedback; 5.3 Broad-Band Oscillations in Coupled Multiple Excitatory-Inhibitory Layers; 5.4 Exponentially Expanding Graph Model; References; 6 Modeling Cortical Phase Transitions Using Random Graph Theory; 6.1 Describing Brain Networks in Terms of Graph Theory 6.1.1 Synchronization and the 'Aha' Moment6.1.2 Practical Considerations on Synchrony; 6.1.3 Results of Synchronization Measurements; 6.2 Evolution of Critical Behavior in the Neuropil -- a Hypothesis; 6.3 Singularity and sudden transitions -- Interpretation of Experimental Findings; References; 7 Summary of Main Arguments; 7.1 Brain Imaging Combining Structural and Functional MRI, EEG, MEG and Unit Recordings; 7.2 Significance of RGT for Brain Modeling; 7.2.1 Relevance to Brain Diseases; 7.2.2 Neuropercolation as a Novel Mathematical Tool; 7.3 Neuromorphic Nanoscale Hardware Platforms
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 612.8/233; Engineering; Cognitive neuroscience; Cognition; Consciousness; MEDICAL / Physiology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology; Cognition; Cognitive neuroscience; Consciousness; Computers -- Intelligence (AI) & Semantics; Technology & Engineering -- General; Psychology -- Cognitive Psychology; Artificial intelligence; Cybernetics & systems theory; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Artificial intelligence; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319244068
• Related ISBNs: 331924406X; 9783319244044; 3319244043; 9783319244044
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 4, 2015)
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