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Cortico-Hippocampal Interplay and the Representation of Contexts in the Brain

Robert Miller (Autor)

XV, 269 Seiten
1991
Springer Berlin (Hersteller)
978-3-540-53109-8 (ISBN)

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An exploration of the way in which the brain processes information. The study discusses the limitations of contemporary theories on neural activity and the hippocampal theta rhythm. Many aspects of the theta rhythm are examined, including neuronal sources of control and generation.
When the cerebral cortex represents the outside world, many small portions of information from that world may be inherently ambiguous; nevertheless, their ambiguity can be resolved if the wider context in which they occur is also specified. It is argued that, using schemes of representation so far envisaged (such as cell assemblies), there are fundamental limitations to the use of contexts to resolve ambiguity, which are set by the limited number of connections each cortical neurone makes with its neighbours. A theory of how the hippocampal theta rhythm can turn populations of neurones in the cerebral cortex into resonant neural activity is developed and discussed in relation to connectional neuroanatomy, innate behaviour, learning of new behaviour and neuronal models of the hippocampus. In addition, many aspects of the theta rhythm are discussed, such as sources of control, neuronal sources of generation, the effect of lesions and neuronal models of the hippocampus.
Zusatzinfo 51 figs.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 450 g
Einbandart gebunden
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 3-540-53109-2 / 3540531092
ISBN-13 978-3-540-53109-8 / 9783540531098
Zustand Neuware
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