Hermann Haken

Principles of Brain Functioning (eBook, PDF)

A Synergetic Approach to Brain Activity, Behavior and Cognition

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The book presents a new understanding of brain activity. An introductory chapter covers information on the experimental exploration of the brain and provides newcomers to synergetics with detailed chapters on basic concepts and theoretical tools of this field. The book is suitable for graduate students and scientists.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783642795701
• Artikelnr.: 53090214

Autorenporträt

The book presents a new understanding of brain activity. An introductory chapter covers information on the experimental exploration of the brain and provides newcomers to synergetics with detailed chapters on basic concepts and theoretical tools of this field. The book is suitable for graduate students and scientists.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue.- I Foundations.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Exploring the Brain.- 3. Modeling the Brain. A First Attempt: The Brain as a Dynamical System.- 4. Basic Concepts of Synergetics I: Order Parameters and the Slaving Principle.- 5. Dynamics of Order Parameters.- II Behavior.- 6. Movement Coordination - Movement Patterns.- 7. More on Finger Movements.- 8. Learning.- 9. Animal Gaits and Their Transitions.- 10. Basic Concepts of Synergetics II: Formation of Spatio-temporal Patterns.- 11. Analysis of Spatio-temporal Patterns *.- 12. Movements on a Pedalo.- III EEG and MEG.- 13. Chaos, Chaos, Chaos.- 14. Analysis of Electroencephalograms.- 15. Analysis of MEG Patterns.- IV Cognition.- 16. Visual Perception.- 17. Decision Making as Pattern Recognition.- 18. The Brain as a Computer or Can Computers Think?.- 19. Networks of Brains.- 20. Synergetics of the Brain: Where Do We Stand? Where Do We Go from Here?.- Appendices.- A. Analysis of Time Series.- A.1 Time Series Analysis.- A.2 Definition of Dimensions.- A.3 Dimension of Attractors.- A.4 Some Conclusions.- B. Determination of Adjoint Vectors.- C. The Potentials Occurring in Sect. 16.5.- References and Further Reading.- About the Author.