From Brain Dynamics to the Mind

PART I Brain dynamicsSection 1 Variability of the brain1. The fluctuating brain-essentials of neural variability2. Neural variability in rest and task states3. Neural variability shapes perception and cognition4. Neurodynamic mechanisms of neural variabilitySection 2 Scale-freeness of the brain5. From broccoli to the brain - Scale-free activity6. From scale-free activity to temporo-spatial nestedness7. Scale-free dynamic shapes perception and cognition8. Scale-free activity - bridge between environment and brainSection 3 Timescales of the brain9. The brain's inner time - intrinsic neural timescales10. Intrinsic neural timescales mediate input processing11. From Chronos and Kairos to the brain's temporal receptive windows12. Lessons from geology - from the human brain to artificial agentsSection 4 Synchrony of the brain13. Synchrony in nature and brain14. Entrainment - How the brain synchronizes with its environment15. Global synchronization in the brain16. Neural synchronization in fMRI and EEG/MEG - a methodological guidePart II Dynamic layer model of brainSection 1 Dynamic layers and the brain17. Layers of the brain - An introduction18. Background and foreground layers I: Scale-free stability versus oscillatory flexibility19. Background and foreground layers II - nonlinear and asymmetric relationshipSection 2 From dynamic layers to cognition20. Baseline model of cognition I: Distinction from dual model of cognition21. Baseline model of cognition II: Spatiotemporal shaping of cognition and input processing22. Dynamic capacities and cognitionSection 3 Dynamic layer model of brain vs other models of brain23. Cognitive model and predictive coding24. Intrinsic and inside-out models of brain25. Brain and world - converging free energy principle and dynamic layer theory of brainPart III Mind dynamicsSection 1 The self26. The self and its intrinsic topography27. The dynamic of self and its semantics28. The self - psychological baseline or default29. From icebergs to the self - point of viewSection 2 Meditation30. Topographic reorganization model of meditation31. Topographic reorganization of the self32. Dynamic reorganization of the brainSection 3 Dreams33. From Salvador Dali to dreams - topographic reorganization model of dreams34. From falling keys to dreams - Dynamic reorganizationSection 4 Thoughts35. How dynamics shape our thoughts36. Baseline model of thoughtSection 5 Consciousness37. The jungle of consciousness - current neuroscientific theories38. Order in the jungle of consciousness - convergence of theories39. Temporo-spatial theory of consciousness I - form and level/state40. Temporo-spatial theory of consciousness (TTC) II: Contents41. From brain to consciousness - "common currency hypothesisSection 6 Autism42. Dynamic shapes perception and behavior in autism43. Hierarchical model of autistic self