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Chaos and neural coding: Is the binding problem a pseudo-problem?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2002

Antonino Raffone
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” I 00185 Rome, [email protected]
Cees van Leeuwen
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Sunderland, SR6 0DD Sunderland, United [email protected] RIKEN SBI 2-1 Hirosawa, Saitama 351-0198, Japan

Abstract

Tsuda's article suggests several plausible concepts of neurodynamic representation and processing, with a thoughtful discussion of their neurobiological grounding and formal properties. However, Tsuda's theory leads to a holistic view of brain functions and to the controversial conclusion that the “binding problem” is a pseudo-problem. By contrast, we stress the role of chaotic patterns in solving the binding problem, in terms of flexible temporal coding of visual scenes through graded and intermittent synchrony.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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