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Neural Computing and Neural Science

A Theory of Information Processing in the Human Brain

Aleš Grmela


Chapters

1. Brain

  1. Studying the human brain.
  2. Mathematical and philosophical aspects of the brain research
  3. Theoretical aspects of the brain organization

2. Characteristics of the brain

  1. Movement of the body
    - Body movement is the most important function that is controlled by the brain.
    - The movement is generally the basic rule of life.
  2. Memory
    - short term memory, medium term memory, long term memory and their relations.
    - digital memory, analog memory
  3. Brain memory
  4. Intelligence
  5. Plasticity
  6. Logical and abstract thinking
  7. Sensibility
  8. Capacity
  9. Quality
  10. Creativity

3. Neurons and Neuron connections

  1. Neuron
    - similarities of neurons and other cells
    - differencies of neurons and other cells
    - neuron works like voltage controlled oscilator
    - neuron works like electric-current controlled oscilator
  2. Neuron types
    - Golgi type I neurons
    - Golgi type II neurons
  3. Neuron Connections
    - axons
    - dendrites
    - synapses, electrical vs. chemical sysnapses, their differences,
    - change of chemical synapses to electrical sysnapses

4. Computers and The Brain

  1. Mathematical introduction to the brain function
  2. Analog computers
  3. Multiprocessor computers and parallel processing
  4. The brain, neurons, and electronic parts
  5. Regulation in the human body

5. Numerical integration in the Brain

  1. Introduction
  2. Numerical integration to the differential equations IM1
  3. Technical characteristics of the numerical integrating method IM1
  4. Taylor series
  5. Numerical integration to the differential equations IM2
  6. Multiplication and division for the numerical integration
  7. Multiplication
  8. Division
  9. Characteristics of the numerical integrating methods
  10. Results of the "unlimited" order of the method

6. Differential equations processing Stability and regulation

  1. Numerical integrating method IM1
  2. Numerical integrating method IM2
  3. Creating and deleting connections in the brain
  4. Brain operations
  5. Matrix M simulating the brain
  6. Human communication

7. Stability and regulation

  1. Body temperature
  2. Metabolism and body weight control
  3. Body movement
  4. Thinking
    - serial thinking and its psychological impact to the human behavior
    - parallel thinking and its psychological impact to the human behavior
  5. Mental stability
    - meaning of mental stability
  6. Static vs. Dynamic stability
  7. Balancing the human brain

8. Serial and parallel processing

  1. Decision processing
    - soft logical functions - softAND and softOR functions
  2. Serial and parallel control of body movement and thinking
  3. Spatial processing in the brain
    - brain waves
    - origin of brain waves

9. Memorizing and forgetting

  1. The brain memory
  2. Types of the brain memory
    - short term memory, medium term memory, long term memory and their relations.
    - constructive and destructive memorizing
    - constructive and destructive forgetting
  3. Dynamic memorizing
  4. Constructive memorizing and forgetting
  5. Destructive memorizing and forgetting
  6. The memory and membrane ion channels
  7. Retrieving information from the brain
    - distortion of memory records
    - consciousness snd subconsciousness

10. Information processing in the brain

  1. Abstract terms processing - Wisdom, Beauty, Love, etc.
  2. Conclusions


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