Micro-, Meso- and Macro-Dynamics of the Brain.
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing AG,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences Series
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Hippocampal Mechanisms for the Segmentation of Space by Goals and Boundaries
- Introduction
- Goals and Other Boundaries Anchor and Alter the Hippocampal Place Code
- The Hippocampus Organizes the Spatial Code into Temporal Sequences
- Theta Sequences Code for Behaviorally Relevant Spatial Segments
- How Could Theta Sequences Be Integrated by Post-synaptic Readers?
- Conclusion
- References
- Cortical Evolution: Introduction to the Reptilian Cortex
- Reptilian Brain Structure and Evolution
- Basic Architecture and Functional Features
- Vertical Connectivity
- Horizontal Connectivity
- Physiological Adaptations of the Reptilian Brain
- Brain and Behavior
- References
- Flow of Information Underlying a Tactile Decision in Mice
- Introduction
- Head-Fixed Tactile Decision Behavior and Involved Cortical Regions
- Premotor Dynamics Underlying Motor Planning
- Open Questions
- References
- The Visual Brain: Computing Through Multiscale Complexity
- Introduction
- The Synaptic Imprint of Mesoscopic ``Immergence ́́in Visual RFs
- Synaptic Correlates of Perceptual Gestalt Laws in the ``Silent Surround ́́of V1 RFs
- Conclusion
- References
- Grid Cells and Spatial Maps in Entorhinal Cortex and Hippocampus
- Place Cells and Grid Cells
- Discretization of the Entorhinal Grid Map
- Combinatorics in Grid Cells and Remapping in Place Cells
- Topography in Parahippocampal Systems
- Mechanisms of Grid Spacing
- Shearing-Induced Asymmetries in Grid Cells
- Oblique Effect in Grids?
- Conclusions
- References
- The Striatum and Decision-Making Based on Value
- References
- Decoding the Dynamics of Conscious Perception: The Temporal Generalization Method
- The Temporal Generalization Method
- Advantages of Multivariate Decoding Methods.
- A Test Using Auditory Novelty Signals
- Late Metastable Activity as a Signature of Consciousness
- Conclusion
- References
- Sleep and Synaptic Down-Selection
- Sleep Is Universal and Probably Essential, But Why?
- Sleep Helps Memory Consolidation, Gist Extraction, and Integration
- Sleep Helps Memory, But How? Is It Replay or Synaptic Down-Selection?
- Synapses Get Stronger in Wake and Weaker in Sleep
- SHY: The Price of Plasticity
- References
- Psyche, Signals and Systems
- Introduction
- Signals of Conscious Perception
- Late Extracellular Signals
- Distributed Processing in the Cortex
- Feedback Processing
- Biophysical Foundations of Signals Associated with Conscious Perception
- Biophysics Related to Electric Measurements
- Biological Electric Field Contributors
- Synaptic Activity
- Active Membrane Currents
- Non-neural Contributors (Glia, etc.)
- Monitoring Neural Activity
- Local Monitoring
- Spatially Distributed Monitoring
- From Cellular Biophysics to Systems and Computations Associated with Conscious Perception
- Towards a (Unifying) Theory/Framework of Conscious Perception
- References
- Federating and Integrating What We Know About the Brain at All Scales: Computer Science Meets the Clinical Neurosciences
- Introduction
- Syndromic Diagnosis
- A Theory of the Brain
- Computers
- Data and Data Mining
- Simulating the Brain
- Data Provenance
- Disease Signatures
- Data Mining and Medical Data
- Human Brain Project
- Clinical Neuroscience-Related Big Data Initiatives
- Box 1. Big data initiatives: a selection
- Changing the Culture
- References
- Index.