From Brain Dynamics to the Mind Spatiotemporal Neuroscience

"From Brain Dynamics to the Mind: Spatiotemporal Neuroscience explores how the dynamics of the brain are related to mental features like self and consciousness. It begins with the description of the various facets of the brain dynamics easily introduced for users and application. This is further developed into a truly spatiotemporal view of the brain, a Dynamic layer model of brain (DLB). The DLB determines the brain's neural activity primarily by its various dynamic and topographic layers rather than by specific functions, e.g., cognitive, affective, sensory, or motor. Finally, such spatiotemporal framework of the brain is extended and applied to various mental features like self, consciousness, thought, dreams, meditation, and their changes in mental disorders like autism. The brain-mind connection is thus determined in a spatiotemporal way; that is, dynamics and topography are shared by neural and mental activity as their "common currency". The implications of such spatiotemporal view of brain-mind for our view of the brain, AI and psychiatry are raised. Pulling concepts from neuroscience, psychology, engineering, physics, and philosophy, this book presents a modern and complete look on the intimate temporal connection of brain and mind" -- Back cover.