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The plausibility of a chaotic brain theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2002

Ichiro Tsuda
Ichiro Tsuda
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japantsuda@math.sci.hokudai.ac.jp
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Abstract

We consider the significance of high-dimensional transitory dynamics in the brain and mind. In particular, we highlight the roles of high-dimensional chaotic dynamical systems as an “adequate language” (Gelfand 1989), which should possess both explanatory and predictive power of description. We discuss the methods of description of dynamic behavior of the brain. These methods have been adopted to capture the averaged or deterministic complexity, and further to allow for discussion of a new approach to capture the complexity of the deviation from such an averaged complexity and also the complexity of interactive modes. We also give arguments in defense of our models for dynamic memory with chaotic itinerancy and Cantor coding. In addition, we discuss the reality that a model of the brain and mind should reflect.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 5 , October 2001 , pp. 829 - 840
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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