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A Plastic Temporal Brain Code for Conscious State Generation
Joint Authors
Durup, Jean
Dresp-Langley, Birgitta
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-07-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Consciousness is known to be limited in processing capacity and often described in terms of a unique processing stream across a single dimension: time.
In this paper, we discuss a purely temporal pattern code, functionally decoupled from spatial signals, for conscious state generation in the brain.
Arguments in favour of such a code include Dehaene et al.'s long-distance reverberation postulate, Ramachandran's remapping hypothesis, evidence for a temporal coherence index and coincidence detectors, and Grossberg's Adaptive Resonance Theory.
A time-bin resonance model is developed, where temporal signatures of conscious states are generated on the basis of signal reverberation across large distances in highly plastic neural circuits.
The temporal signatures are delivered by neural activity patterns which, beyond a certain statistical threshold, activate, maintain, and terminate a conscious brain state like a bar code would activate, maintain, or inactivate the electronic locks of a safe.
Such temporal resonance would reflect a higher level of neural processing, independent from sensorial or perceptual brain mechanisms.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dresp-Langley, Birgitta& Durup, Jean. 2009. A Plastic Temporal Brain Code for Conscious State Generation. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475124
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dresp-Langley, Birgitta& Durup, Jean. A Plastic Temporal Brain Code for Conscious State Generation. Neural Plasticity No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475124
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dresp-Langley, Birgitta& Durup, Jean. A Plastic Temporal Brain Code for Conscious State Generation. Neural Plasticity. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475124
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475124