Mean-Fields and Neural Masses

  [...]Rolf challenged us to define and synthesise these perspectives in a coherent and pragmatic way; the response to that challenge is the article in this issue of PLoS Computational Biology by Deco, Jirsa, Robinson, Breakspear, and Friston, which took more than two years to prepare. The applicati...

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Published inPLoS computational biology Vol. 4; no. 8; p. e1000081
Main Author Friston, Karl
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Public Library of Science 01.08.2008
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects
Behavior
Biomedical Research - standards
Brain
Computational Biology
Computational neuroscience
Models, Neurological
Nerve Net - chemistry
Nerve Net - physiology
Neurosciences
Physiological aspects
Studies
Terminology as Topic
Thermodynamics
United Kingdom
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Summary:  [...]Rolf challenged us to define and synthesise these perspectives in a coherent and pragmatic way; the response to that challenge is the article in this issue of PLoS Computational Biology by Deco, Jirsa, Robinson, Breakspear, and Friston, which took more than two years to prepare. The applications of these models are essentially twofold; some authors use them to understand the basic principles of neuronal dynamics and implicit computations; for example, understanding dynamics in terms of nonlinear mechanisms such as bifurcations, understanding perceptual categorisation in terms of multistability, or identifying the domains of parameter-space that support commonly observed spatiotemporal patterns of activity.
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ISSN:1553-7358
1553-734X
1553-7358
DOI:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000081