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The endogenous brain.

Stephen W Kercel1

  • 1University of New England, 2 Brian Drive, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA. kercel1@suscom-maine.net

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
|May 13, 2004
PubMed
Summary
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Interactions between synaptic, nonsynaptic, and glial activities create a complex, incomputable causal structure. This structure, despite its ambiguity, can inform artificial systems by incorporating human anticipation and integration for enhanced performance.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Systems Biology

Background:

  • Synaptic communication, nonsynaptic diffusion neurotransmission, and glial activity are key components of neural processing.
  • These components dynamically interact, influencing each other's morphology and function.
  • Understanding these complex interactions is crucial for deciphering brain-like computational principles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the emergent causal structure arising from the interactions of different neural communication methods.
  • To explore the implications of this structure, including its ambiguities and potential for novel cognitive functions.
  • To propose a feasible strategy for implementing brain-like activities in artificial systems.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the interconnectedness and feedback loops between synaptic, nonsynaptic, and glial signaling pathways.

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  • Theoretical modeling of the endogenous causal entailment structure and its inherent ambiguities.
  • Conceptual framework development for integrating human cognitive functions into engineered systems.

    • Main Results:

    • The interactions establish an endogenous causal entailment structure with internal ambiguities, rendering it incomputable.
    • This structure supports emergent phenomena such as novel idea generation, resolution of free will versus determinism conflicts, and anticipatory behavior.
    • Despite incomputability, the principles can guide artificial implementations.

    Conclusions:

    • The inherent ambiguity of neural causal structures does not prevent artificial implementation of brain-like activities.
    • While algorithms cannot fully replicate self-reference, a 'human in the loop' strategy can leverage anticipation and unconscious integration.
    • This approach offers a feasible method for significantly improving the operational capabilities of large engineered systems.