The Complex Matters of the Mind

by Orsucci, Franco; Orsucci, Franco; International Conference on Chaos, Fractals, and Models (1996 : University of Pavia)

• ISBN13: 9789810233396
• ISBN10: 9810233396
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-01
• Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC

Summary

Focuses on the successes & difficulties of non- linear studies, particularly in the areas of Mind Sciences. Text attempts to answer the following questions: is an interdisciplinary contamination of complexity studies in different disciplines useful? and does it originate with Nonlinear Science? DLC: Mind & body

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix	(2)
Foreword	xi
W.J. Freeman
Complexity in Science: Syntaxis versus Semantics	1	(18)
F.T. Arecchi
1. Introduction	1	(2)
2. Complexity of Symbolic Sequences	3	(3)
3. A Dynamical Approach to Complexity	6	(5)
4. An Adaptive Measurement Procedure	11	(2)
5. Conclusion	13	(3)
References	16	(3)
Complexity and Fractals in Physics	19	(14)
L. Pietronero
1. Introduction: The Simple and the Complex	19	(2)
2. Recent Developments in Statistical Physics	21	(1)
3. Regular and Irregular Structures: Scale invariance	22	(2)
4. Properties of Fractals: Simple but subtle	24	(1)
5. The Fractal Universe	25	(3)
6. Physical Models and Self-organization	28	(2)
7. The Development of Understanding	30	(2)
References	32	(1)
Dynamical Systems in Psychology: Linguistic Approaches	33	(26)
W. Sulis
1. Introduction	33	(2)
2. Language Natural and Unnatural	35	(3)
3. Dynamical Systems Theory	38	(2)
4. Symbolic Dynamics	40	(6)
5. Crutchfield's e Machines	46	(2)
6. Dynamical Automata	48	(6)
7. Conclusion	54	(2)
References	56	(3)
Nonlinear Dynamics in Language and Psychobiological Interactions	59	(28)
F. Orsucci
1. The Psyche-Soma Paradox	59	(4)
2. A Single Case Study	63	(4)
3. The Nachtraglich Effect	67	(1)
4. Pensee Operatoire	68	(3)
5. Biology of Relations	71	(2)
6. Morphological Patterns in Language	73	(3)
7. Dimensions	76	(2)
8. Science and Metaphor in Mind Sciences	78	(3)
References	81	(6)
Minimal Models for Dyadic Processes: A Review	87	(18)
S. Rinaldi
A. Gragnani
1. Introduction	87	(3)
2. Structure of the Minimal Model	90	(3)
3. A Simple Linear Model	93	(3)
4. More Realistic Nonlinear Models	96	(5)
5. A Couple Oriented Study: The Case of Laura and Petrarch	101	(2)
6. Conclusions	103	(1)
References	103	(2)
Fractal Dynamics of Heartbeat Interval Fluctuations in Health and Disease	105	(24)
M. Meyer
C. Marconi
A. Rahmel
B. Grassi
G. Ferretti
J.E. Skinner
N. Cerretelli
1. Introduction	105	(2)
2. Methods	107	(4)
3. Results	111	(7)
4. Discussion	118	(9)
References	127	(2)
Epistemological and Treatment Implications of Nonlinear Dynamics	129	(12)
A.H. Stein
1. G. Klimovsky's Psychoanalytic Science	129	(1)
2. Closed, Time-differentiable, Nondissipative Systems	130	(1)
3. Open, Non-time-differentiable, Dissipative Systems	131	(4)
4. The Epistemological Problem of `Knowing' in Nonlinearly Founded Psychoanalysis	135	(1)
5. Conclusion	136	(1)
References	136	(5)
The Six Fundamental Characteristics of Chaos and their Clinical Relevance to Psychiatry: A New Hypothesis for the Origin of Psychosis	141	(42)
G.B. Schmid
1. Introduction	141	(1)
2. Chaos Theory and POPSY	142	(30)
3. Implications to Complementary Medicine	172	(2)
4. Summary and Conclusion	174	(1)
5. Closing Remark	175	(5)
References	180	(3)
Social Anthropological Considerations on the Predictability and Unpredictability of Community Outcomes	183	(11)
G.O. Smith
1. Introduction	183	(1)
2. The Setting	184	(2)
3. The Evidence	186	(4)
4. Conclusion	190	(1)
References	190	(4)
Models Portability: Some Considerations about Transdisciplinary Approaches	194
A. Giuliani
1. Introduction	194	(4)
2. Metaphorical Modeling	198	(9)
3. Conclusion	207	(1)
References	208