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Three pertinent issues in the modeling of brain activity: Nonlinearities, time scales, and neural underpinnings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2000

A. Daffertshofer ,
T. D. Frank ,
C. E. Peper  and
P. J. Beek
A. Daffertshofer
Affiliation:
Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands{marlow; p-j-beck}@fbw.vu.nl marlow.fbw.vu.nl
T. D. Frank
Affiliation:
Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands{marlow; p-j-beck}@fbw.vu.nl marlow.fbw.vu.nl
C. E. Peper
Affiliation:
Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands{marlow; p-j-beck}@fbw.vu.nl marlow.fbw.vu.nl
P. J. Beek
Affiliation:
Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands{marlow; p-j-beck}@fbw.vu.nl marlow.fbw.vu.nl
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Abstract

A critical discussion is provided of three central assumptions underlying Nunez's approach to modeling cortical activity. A plea is made for neurophysiologically realistic models involving nonlinearities, multiple time scales, and stochasticity.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , June 2000 , pp. 400 - 401
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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