Rethinking Neural Networks: Quantum Fields and Biological Data

by Pribram; Karl H.

• ISBN13: 9780805814668
• ISBN10: 0805814663
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-09-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

The result of the first Appalachian Conference on neurodynamics, this volume focuses on processing in biological neural networks. How do brain processes become organized during decision making? That is, what are the neural antecedents that determine which course of action is to be pursued? Half of the contributions deal with modelling synapto-dendritic and neural ultrastructural processes; the remainder, with laboratory research findings, often cast in terms of the models. The interchanges at the conference and the ensuing publication also provide a foundation for further meetings. These will address how processes in different brain systems, coactive with the neural residues of experience and with sensory input, determine decisions.

Table of Contents

Evolution of Complexity of the Brain with the Emergence of Consciousness	p. 1
Neurodynamics and Synergetics	p. 29
From Stochastic Resonance to Gabor Functions: An analysis of the proba bility density function of interspike intervals recorded from visual cortical ne urons	p. 47
Introduction	p. 49
References	p. 64
Automated Recognition of Action Potentials in Extracellular Recordings	p. 69
Coupled Neural-Dendritic Processes: Cooperative Stochastic Effects and the Analysis of Spike Trains	p. 93
Introduction	p. 95
Abstract	p. 95
Introduction	p. 114
Quantum Neurodynamics	p. 119
The Basics of Quantum Brain Dynamics	p. 121
Acknowledgement	p. 144
References	p. 145
Advances in the Theory of Quantum Neurodynamics	p. 147
References	p. 159
Information Processing in the Dendritic Net	p. 161
Conclusions	p. 192
References	p. 197
Field Computation in the Brain	p. 199
Analog Vlsi Network Models, Cortical Linking Neural Network Models, and Quantum Holographic Neural Technology	p. 233
Quantum Theory & Neural Systems: Alternative Approaches and a New Design	p. 299
Nanoneurology	p. 315
Nanoneurology and the Cytoskeleton: Quantum Signaling and Protein Con formational Dynamics as Cognitive Substrate	p. 317
Modulation of Neurotransmitter Function by Quantum Fields	p. 377
The Neuronal Cytoskeleton: A Complex System That Subserves Neural Lea Rning	p. 389
Acknowledgement's	p. 423
References	p. 423
Spatiotemporal Chaos Information Processing in Neural Networks -- Ele ctronic Implementation	p. 443
Conclusion	p. 458
Acknowledgement	p. 459
References	p. 459
Perceptual Processing	p. 463
Neuronal Encoding of Information Related to Visual Perception, Memory , and Motivation	p. 465
Efferent Programming of the Striate Cortex	p. 487
The Emergence of Chaotic Dynamics as a Basis for Comprehending Intent ionality in Experimental Subjects	p. 505
The Formation of Live Neural Networks on Electronic Chips	p. 515
Acknowledgement	p. 528
References	p. 529
Afterworld	p. 531
References	p. 536
List of Authors Cited	p. 537
International Neural Network Society 1993	p. 547
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