Principles of Brain Dynamics: Global State Interactions

Principles of Brain Dynamics: Global State Interactions
Format
Hardback
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Country
United States
Published
3 August 2012
Pages
360
ISBN
9780262017640

Principles of Brain Dynamics: Global State Interactions

The consideration of time or dynamics is fundamental for all\naspects of mental activity–perception, cognition, and\nemotion–because the main feature of brain activity is the\ncontinuous change of the underlying brain states even in a constant\nenvironment. The application of nonlinear dynamics to the study of\nbrain activity began to flourish in the 1990s when combined with\nempirical observations from modern morphological and physiological\nobservations. This book offers perspectives on brain dynamics that\ndraw on the latest advances in research in the field. It includes\ncontributions from both theoreticians and experimentalists,\noffering an eclectic treatment of fundamental issues.

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Topics addressed range from experimental and computational\napproaches to transient brain dynamics to the free-energy principle\nas a global brain theory. The book concludes with a short but\nrigorous guide to modern nonlinear dynamics and their application\nto neural dynamics.

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About the Editors

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Mikhail I. Rabinovich is Research Scientist at the BioCircuits\nInstitute at the University of California, San Diego.

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Karl J. Friston is Wellcome Principal Research Fellow and\nScientific Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging\nand Professor in the Institute of Neurology at University College\nLondon.

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Pablo Varona is Associate Professor in the Department of\nComputer Science at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

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