Dissipation and spontaneous symmetry breaking in brain dynamics

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  • Walter J. Freeman
  • Giuseppe Vitiello
چکیده

We compare the predictions of the dissipative quantum model of brain with neurophysiological data collected from electroencephalograms resulting from high-density arrays fixed on the surfaces of primary sensory and limbic areas of trained rabbits and cats. Functional brain imaging in relation to behavior reveals the formation of coherent domains of synchronized neuronal oscillatory activity and phase transitions predicted by the dissipative model. PACS 11.10.-z , 87.85.dm , 11.30.QC

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تاریخ انتشار 2007