reviewPLoS Computational BiologyAug 28, 2008GOLD OA

The Dynamic Brain: From Spiking Neurons to Neural Masses and Cortical Fields

Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats · Universitat Pompeu Fabra · +8 more institutions

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Abstract

The cortex is a complex system, characterized by its dynamics and architecture, which underlie many functions such as action, perception, learning, language, and cognition. Its structural architecture has been studied for more than a hundred years; however, its dynamics have been addressed much less thoroughly. In this paper, we review and integrate, in a unifying framework, a variety of computational approaches that have been used to characterize the dynamics of the cortex, as evidenced at different levels of measurement. Computational models at different space-time scales help us understand the fundamental mechanisms that underpin neural processes and relate these processes to neuroscience data. Modeling at…

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