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This volume is the proceedings of the 4th International Conference
on Cognitive Neurodynamics (ICCN2013) held in Sweden in 2013. The
included papers reflect the large span of research presented and
are grouped in ten parts that are organized essentially in a
top-down structure. The first parts deal with social/interactive
(I) and mental (II) aspects of brain functions and their relation
to perception and cognition (III). Next, more specific aspects of
sensory systems (IV) and neural network dynamics of brain functions
(V), including the effects of oscillations, synchronization and
synaptic plasticity (VI), are addressed, followed by papers
particularly emphasizing the use of neural computation and
information processing (VII). With the next two parts, the levels
of cellular and intracellular processes (VIII) and finally quantum
effects (IX) are reached. The last part (X) is devoted to the
contributions invited by the Dynamic Brain Forum (DBF), which was
co-organized with ICCN2013.
This book, written for a wide readership with some background in
the natural sciences, addresses the very old problem of the
mind-brain-relationship. The authors, all well-known scientists,
approach the subject in different stages. The first part addresses
some general principles based on physics, computer science, and
theoretical biology. The two following parts deal with the problem
at different organizational levels, from the microscopic to the
macroscopic. The fourth part addresses the subjective level founded
on the findings of psychologists and neurophysiologists.
It was not long ago when the consciousness was not considered a
problem for science. However, this has now changed and the problem
of consciousness is considered the greatest challenge to science.
In the last decade, a great number of books and articles have been
published in the field, but very few have focused on the how
consciousness evolves and develops, and what characterizes the
transitions between different conscious states, in animals and
humans. This book addresses these questions. Renowned researchers
from different fields of science (including neurobiology,
evolutionary biology, ethology, cognitive science, computational
neuroscience and philosophy) contribute with their results and
theories in this book, making it a unique collection of the
state-of-the-art of this young field of consciousness studies.
- First book on the topic
- Focus on different levels of consciousness, including:
Evolutionary, developmental, and functional
- Highly interdisciplinary
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