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Title

Neocortical dynamics and human EEG rhythms / [edited by] Paul L. Nunez ; with contributions by Brian A. Cutillo [and others].

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

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Additional Authors

• Cutillo, Brian A.
• Nunez, Paul L.

Description

xii, 708 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

• The field of neocortical dynamics is a highly interdisciplinary one that draws on information from electrophysiology, anatomy, neurochemistry, clinical neurology, cognitive neuroscience, physics, mathematics, neural networks, engineering, and related fields. Spanning these fields, this integrated work examines dynamic interactions between neural structures at various spatial scales within the human neocortex.
• The relationships between this neocortical dynamic function, electroencephalographic (EEG) data, and cognitive processing by the brain are discussed in detail. The study of complex dynamical systems, which involve interactions of functional units at various spatial scales, is mostly the province of certain branches of physics and engineering. Specific aspects of these fields that appear to be especially applicable to neocortical dynamic function and EEG recordings are emphasized in this volume.
• These include important issues of different dynamic behavior at different spatial scales and interactions across scales.
• This unique volume provides a tentative theoretical framework for neocortical function that will serve as a guide to further experimental and theoretical work.
• Underlying principles are considered in the context of a variety of EEG and MEG data, including spontaneous activity and transient and steady-state evoked potentials. Several connections between general theoretical ideas concerning predictions of coherent spatial structure in neocortical dynamics, such as standing waves, and actual data are also discussed.

Subjects

• Neocortex > Electric properties
• Visual evoked response
• Electroencephalography
• Cerebral Cortex > physiology
• Electrophysiology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Quantitative States of Neocortex / Paul L. Nunez -- 2. Toward a Physics of Neocortex / Paul L. Nunez -- 3. Mind, Brain, and Electroencephalography / Paul L. Nunez -- 4. Physiologic, Medical, and Cognitive Correlates of Electroencephalography / Kenneth L. Pilgreen -- 5. Dynamics of Electrical Activity of the Brain, Local Networks, and Modulating Systems / Fernando H. Lopes da Silva -- 6. Steady-State Visually Evoked Potentials, Brain Resonances, and Cognitive Processes / Richard B. Silberstein -- 7. Neuroelectric Measures of Mind / Alan S. Gevins and Brian A. Cutillo -- 8. Discrete Linear Systems of Physics and Brain / Paul L. Nunez -- 9. Continuous Linear Systems of Physics and Brain / Paul L. Nunez -- 10. Nonlinear Phenomena and Chaos / Paul L. Nunez -- 11. Global Contribution to EEG Dynamics / Paul L. Nunez -- 12. Experimental Connections Between EEG Data and the Global Wave Theory / Paul L. Nunez -- 13. Neuromodulation of Neocortical Dynamics / Richard B. Silberstein.
• 14. Statistical Mechanics of Multiple Scales of Neocortical Interactions / Lester Ingber -- Appendix / Paul L. Nunez.

ISBN

0195057287 (alk. paper)

LCCN

94005465

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries