The Physics of the Mind and Brain Disorders: Integrated Neural Circuits Supporting the Emergence of Mind

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 What Makes the Human Brain Special: Key Features of Brain and Neocortex  (Jon H. Kaas, Suzana Herculano-Houzel)....Pages 3-22
 Introduction: From Neurons to the Mind  (Aurel I. Popescu, Ioan Opris)....Pages 23-51
Front Matter ....Pages 53-53
 Systems Theory, Emergent Properties, and the Organization of the Central Nervous System  (Manuel F. Casanova, Ioan Opris, Estate Sokhadze, Emily L. Casanova)....Pages 55-68
 Prefrontal Cortical Microcircuits Support the Emergence of Mind  (Ioan Opris, Manuel F. Casanova, Mikhail A. Lebedev, Aurel I. Popescu)....Pages 69-94
 The Hierarchical Circuit for Executive Control of Movement  (Brian R. Noga, Ioan Opris)....Pages 95-127
 Symmetry and Noether Theorem for Brain Microcircuits  (Liviu Bilteanu, Manuel F. Casanova, Ioan Opris)....Pages 129-153
 From Symmetry to Symmetry-Breaking in Locomotion  (Brian R. Noga, Ioan Opris)....Pages 155-174
 Symmetry Breaking in Cognitive Disorders  (Ioan Opris, Brian R. Noga, Liviu Bilteanu, Manuel F. Casanova)....Pages 175-191
 Gauge Fields in the Central Nervous System  (Arturo Tozzi, Biswa Sengupta, James F. Peters, Karl J. Friston)....Pages 193-212
 Brain and Nonlinear Dynamics: Slow-Wave Sleep Regulates to the Edge of Chaos  (D. Alistair Steyn-Ross, Moira L. Steyn-Ross)....Pages 213-232
 Slow Oscillation in Prefrontal Cortex Underlying Local Computations and Large-Scale Interactions  (Shigeyoshi Fujisawa)....Pages 233-245
 Memory as Integration and Selection Processes Over Space and Time in Temporal Cortical Microcircuits  (Masaki Takeda)....Pages 247-269
 Holographic Memory: A Novel Model of Information Processing by Neuronal Microcircuits  (Alexey Redozubov)....Pages 271-295
 Factors Influencing Opposing Effects of Emotion on Cognition: A Review of Evidence from Research on Perception and Memory  (Florin Dolcos, Yuta Katsumi, Ekaterina Denkova, Sanda Dolcos)....Pages 297-341
Front Matter ....Pages 343-343
 Neural Correlates of Normal and Impaired Consciousness  (Andrea E. Cavanna)....Pages 345-359
 EEG Assessment of Consciousness Rebooting from Coma  (Cosmin-Andrei Şerban, Andrei Barborică, Adina-Maria Roceanu, Ioana-Raluca Mîndruță, Jean Ciurea, Ana-Maria Zăgrean et al.)....Pages 361-381
 Role of Feed-Forward Inhibition in Neocortical Information Processing: Implications for Neurological Disorders  (Oleg V. Favorov, Olcay Kursun, Mark Tommerdahl)....Pages 383-397
 Cortical Microstructures: Lateralization, Ageing, and Disruption Across the Lifespan  (Steven A. Chance)....Pages 399-416
 Building Elements of the Adaptive and Pathological Pain Neural Networks  (Maria-Luisa Flonta, Violeta Ristoiu)....Pages 417-445
 Connectomics in Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy  (Cristian Donos, Andrei Barborica, Ioana Mindruta, Mihai Maliia, Irina Popa, Jean Ciurea)....Pages 447-468
 Mind the Reward: Nutrition vs. Addiction  (Cosmin Sonea, Anca-Liliana Opris, Manuel F. Casanova, Ioan Opris, Marian Vladimir Constantinescu)....Pages 469-489
Front Matter ....Pages 491-491
 Grid Cells-From Data Acquisition to Hardware Implementation: A Model for Connectome-Oriented Neuroscience  (Diana Deca)....Pages 493-511
 Multipotentiality of the Brain to Be Revisited Repeatedly  (Yoshio Sakurai, Tomoya Ohnuki, Ryo Shiroshita, Yukitoshi Sakaguchi, Kazuki Shiotani, Chi Jung Lee)....Pages 513-525
 Characterization of Complex Brain Functions with Sparse Nonlinear Dynamical Modeling  (Dong Song, Theodore W. Berger)....Pages 527-543
 Controlling Attention with Neurofeedback  (Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar, Mikhail A. Lebedev)....Pages 545-572
 Towards a Visual Story Network Using Multiple Views for Object Recognition at Different Levels of Spatiotemporal Context  (Marius Leordeanu, Rahul Sukthankar)....Pages 573-610
Front Matter ....Pages 611-611
 Pharmacological Interventions and the Neurobiological Basis of Mental Disorders  (Jonathan Y. Tsou)....Pages 613-628
 Genetics of the Mind and Brain Disorders  (Tatiana Popovitchenko, Mladen-Roko Rasin)....Pages 629-647
 The Spiritual Brain: Science and Religious Experience  (Andrew Newberg)....Pages 649-669
 The Neurobiology of Moral Decision-Making, Embodied Cognition and the Case of Tolerance  (Diana Stanciu)....Pages 671-689
 Insights into the Animal’s Mind  (Gabriel Predoi, Iulian Raus, Florica Barbuceanu, Ioan Opris)....Pages 691-711
 Blood-Brain Barrier and Cognitive Function  (Ana-Maria Zăgrean, Bogdan Ianosi, Cosmin Sonea, Ioan Opris, Leon Zăgrean)....Pages 713-740
 Application of a Conceptual Nanomedical Platform to Facilitate the Mapping of the Human Brain: Survey of Cognitive Functions and Implications  (Angelika Domschke, Frank Josef Boehm)....Pages 741-771
 A Unified Physical Theory for CSF Circulation, Cooling and Cleaning of the Brain, Sleep, and Head Injuries in Degenerative Cognitive Disorders  (Iype Cherian, Margarita Beltran)....Pages 773-783
Back Matter ....Pages 785-793