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Beyond the limits of the brain as a physical system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2000

V. K. Jirsa  and
J. A. S. Kelso
V. K. Jirsa
Affiliation:
Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 jirsa@walt.ccs.fau.edu www.ccs.fau.edu
J. A. S. Kelso
Affiliation:
Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 jirsa@walt.ccs.fau.edu www.ccs.fau.edu
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Abstract

Nunez's description of the brain as a medium capable of wave propagation has provided some fundamental insights into its dynamics. This approach soon reaches the descriptive limits of the brain as a physical system, however. We point out some biological constraints which differentiate the brain from physical systems and we elaborate on its consequences for future research.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , June 2000 , pp. 405 - 406
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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