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ArticleCognitive neurodynamics2017

From abstract topology to real thermodynamic brain activity.

Arturo Tozzi, James F Peters

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Article in Cognitive neurodynamics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Topology of eeg wave fronts.Cognitive neurodynamics · 2021
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  8. Removing uncertainty in neural networks.Cognitive neurodynamics · 2020
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  12. Points and lines inside human brains.Cognitive neurodynamics · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Arturo TozziCenter for Nonlinear Science, Department of Physics, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle, #311427, Denton, TX 76203-5017 USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8426-4860
James F PetersDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, 75A Chancellor's Circle, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent approaches to brain phase spaces reinforce the foremost role of symmetries and energy requirements in the assessment of nervous activity. Changes in thermodynamic parameters and dimensions occur in the brain during symmetry breakings and transitions from one functional state to another. Based on topological results and string-like trajectories into nervous energy landscapes, we provide a novel method for the evaluation of energetic features and constraints in different brain functional activities. We show how abstract approaches, namely the Borsuk-Ulam theorem and its variants, may display real, energetic physical counterparts. When topology meets the physics of the brain, we arrive at a general model of neuronal activity, in terms of multidimensional manifolds and computational geometry, that has the potential to be operationalized.

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Borsuk–Ulam theoremBrainEnergetic landscapeNervous systemSymmetry breakTopology

Identifiers

PMID28559956
PMCPMC5430247

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