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Dissipation and spontaneous symmetry breaking in brain dynamics

Neurons and Cognition 2009-11-13 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We compare the predictions of the dissipative quantum model of brain with neurophysiological data collected from electroencephalograms resulting from high-density arrays fixed on the surfaces of primary sensory and limbic areas of trained rabbits and cats. Functional brain imaging in relation to behavior reveals the formation of coherent domains of synchronized neuronal oscillatory activity and phase transitions predicted by the dissipative model.

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@article{arxiv.q-bio/0701053,
  title  = {Dissipation and spontaneous symmetry breaking in brain dynamics},
  author = {Walter J. Freeman and Giuseppe Vitiello},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:q-bio/0701053},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Restyled, slight changes in title and abstract, updated bibliography, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. Vol. 41 (2008) in print