Perceptual qualia and local network behavior in the cerebral cortex

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-152

  Orpwood, Roger D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cortical network dynamics; perception; pyramidal cells; Qualia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITION; LEARNING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROSCIENCE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SENSORY STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; NERVE NET; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PERCEPTION; PYRAMIDAL CELLS;

EID: 77954202245     PISSN: 02196352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021963521000241X     Document Type: Review

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