The role of preferred brain states in perceptual and cognitive processing: New insights into brain dynamics

对大脑动力学的新见解将提高我们对正常和非典型功能的理解。扩展以前的正常工作将确认如何创新的澳大利亚方法可以导致基础神经科学的研究议程，在心理生理学接口。在AD/HD和老年人群中进行的测试将阐明AD/HD潜在的功能障碍性脑机制，以及老年人群的认知丧失（因痴呆而加重）。这些结果可能会导致更好的诊断，治疗和社区对这些群体的理解。此外，关于这些目标群体的出版物将在国际上展示这种方法的广泛用途，鼓励基础神经科学在健康方面的进一步新应用。

New insights into brain dynamics will improve our understanding of both normal and atypical functioning. Extending previous work on normals will confirm how innovative Australian approaches can lead the research agenda in basic neuroscience, at the psychology-physiology interface. Testing in AD/HD and elderly populations will clarify dysfunctional brain mechanisms underlying AD/HD, and the cognitive losses in elderly populations (exacerbated by dementia). These results may lead to better diagnosis, treatment, and community understanding of these groups. Also, publications on these target groups will demonstrate internationally the widespread utility of this approach, encouraging further novel applications of basic neuroscience in health.