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Within our knowledge, the series of the International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics (ICCN) is the only conference series dedicating to cognitive neurodynamis. This volume is the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Cognitive Ne
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Hans Liljenström Editor
Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (IV) Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics - 2013
Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (IV)
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Hans Liljenström Editor
Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (IV) Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics – 2013
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Editor Hans Liljenström Department of Energy and Analysis, SLU Biometry and Systems Analysis Uppsala, Sweden Agora for Biosystems Sigtuna, Sweden
ISSN 2213-3569 ISSN 2213-3577 (electronic) Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (IV) ISBN 978-94-017-9547-0 ISBN 978-94-017-9548-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9548-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014958900 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Dordrecht is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www. springer.com)
Preface
Cognition in its essence is dynamic and multilayered, and the pursuit of new clues inevitably leads from one layer to the next, both bottom-up and top-down. Similarly, the nervous system can be described at different organizational levels, e.g. sub-cellular, cellular, network and the level of the entire brain, and each level is characterized by its dynamical states and processes. Knowledge and understanding of the great complexity of neural systems has increased tremendously in the last few decades. Experimental methods, such as patch clamp technique, EEG, MEG, PET, fMRI etc., have provided a huge amount of data. At the same time, statistical, mathematical, and computational analysis and modeling have contributed to an understanding of the intricate relations between structure, dynamics, and function of neural systems at different scales. Both holistic and reductionist approaches have proven essential for a more
