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How Brains Make Up Their Minds
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Walter Freeman's 'How Brains Make Up Their Minds' presents research on brain dynamics, emphasizing the role of collective neural activity and oscillatory patterns in perception and decision-making.
Using experiments such as olfactory processing in rabbits, Freeman shows how populations of neurons coordinate to generate meaningful brain states.
He argues that these mesoscopic dynamics mediate between individual neuron activity and whole-brain behavior, challenging reductionist approaches.
The book contributes to understanding how brains construct perceptual worlds through nonlinear, self-organizing processes.
It has influenced neuroscience debates about how to link cellular mechanisms with cognitive functions.
Using experiments such as olfactory processing in rabbits, Freeman shows how populations of neurons coordinate to generate meaningful brain states.
He argues that these mesoscopic dynamics mediate between individual neuron activity and whole-brain behavior, challenging reductionist approaches.
The book contributes to understanding how brains construct perceptual worlds through nonlinear, self-organizing processes.
It has influenced neuroscience debates about how to link cellular mechanisms with cognitive functions.
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Katherine Hayles
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LONGUE DURÉE II Pt. 1 (w/ N. Katherine Hayles)
