Central Nervous System and Computation
Central Nervous System and Computation
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中枢神经系统和计算
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2011
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通讯作者:
L. Agnati
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作者:
D. Guidolin;G. Albertin;M. Guescini;K. Fuxe;L. Agnati
Computational systems are useful in neuroscience in many ways. For instance, they may be used to construct maps of brain structure and activation, or to describe brain processes mathematically. Furthermore, they inspired a powerful theory of brain function, in which the brain is viewed as a system characterized by intrinsic computational activities or as a “computational information processor.” Although many neuroscientists believe that neural systems really perform computations, some are more cautious about computationalism or reject it. Thus, does the brain really compute? Answering this question requires getting clear on a definition of computation that is able to draw a line between physical systems that compute and systems that do not, so that we can discern on which side of the line the brain (or parts of it) could fall. In order to shed some light on the role of computational processes in brain function, available neurobiological data will be summarized from the standpoint of a recently proposed taxonomy of notions of computation, with the aim of identifying which brain processes can be considered computational. The emerging picture shows the brain as a very peculiar system, in which genuine computational features act in concert with noncomputational dynamical processes, leading to continuous self-organization and remodeling under the action of external stimuli from the environment and from the rest of the organism.
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4
作者:
Rochlin,MW;Peng,HB
通讯作者:
Peng,HB
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1988
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Acta morphologica Neerlando-Scandinavica
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作者:
Nicholson,C
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Nicholson,C
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56.9
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Bhalla, US;Iyengar, R
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Iyengar, R