a synergetic approach to brain activity, behavior, and cognition Haken, H. creator text bibliography gw Berlin New York Springer c1996 1996 monographic eng

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xiii, 347 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. 1. Introduction -- 2. Exploring the Brain -- 3. Modeling the Brain. A First Attempt: The Brain as a Dynamical System -- 4. Basic Concepts of Synergetics I: Order Parameters and the Slaving Principle -- 5. Dynamics of Order Parameters -- 6. Movement Coordination - Movement Patterns -- 7. More on Finger Movements -- 8. Learning -- 9. Animal Gaits and Their Transitions -- 10. Basic Concepts of Synergetics II: Formation of Spatio-temporal Patterns -- 11. Analysis of Spatio-temporal Patterns -- 12. Movements on a Pedalo -- 13. Chaos, Chaos, Chaos -- 14. Analysis of Electroencephalograms -- 15. Analysis of MEG Patterns -- 16. Visual Perception -- 17. Decision Making as Pattern Recognition -- 18. The Brain as a Computer or Can Computers Think? -- 19. Networks of Brains -- 20. Synergetics of the Brain: Where Do We Stand? Where Do We Go from Here? -- App A. Analysis of Time Series -- App B. Determination of Adjoint Vectors -- App C. The Potentials Occurring in Sect. 16.5. Hermann Haken. Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-340) and index. Brain Mathematical models System theory Brain physiology Models, Theoretical Movement physiology Thinking physiology Visual Perception physiology Electroencephalography Humans Brain Physiology QP 376 H155p 1996 612.8/2 3540589678 (Berlin : hardcover : acid-free paper) 9783540589679 (Berlin : hardcover : acid-free paper) 95041276 DLC 950831 20230410132817.0 70115