Invariants of Behavior
Constancy and Variability in Neural Systems
1st Edition
Published on 20. May 2011
Book
Hardback
XX, 252 pages
978-1-4419-8803-4 (ISBN)
Description
The study of the brain and behavior is illuminated with the discovery of invariances.
Experimental brain research uncovers constancies amidst variation, with respect to interventions and transformations prescribed by experimental paradigms.
Place cells, mirror neurons, event related potentials and areas differentially active in fMRI, all illustrate the pervasive role of invariances in neural systems in relation to their function.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Graduate
Illustrations
8 s/w Tabellen, 45 farbige Abbildungen, 20 s/w Abbildungen
XX, 252 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
576 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4419-8803-4 (9781441988034)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-8804-1
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Content
1 Invariants of Behavior: Constancy and Variability in Neural Systems and Behavior.- Summary.- Acknowledgements.- Foreword.- Part I Invariants of Behavior.- 2 Introduction.- 3 Invariances in Theory.- 4 Empirical Assessments of Invariance.- 5 Modeling and Invariance.- 6 Dynamical Systems and Convergence.- 7 Neurons, Models and Invariants.- Part II Neurodynamics of Embodied Behavior.- 8 Neurodynamics and Evolutionary Robotics.- 9 Attractor Landscapes in Active Tracking.- Appendix: Learning.- Appendix: Related Work.- References.- 10 Convergent Evolution of Behavioral Function.- 11 Neural Communication: Messages between Modules.