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Agents of the mind.

James C Houk1

  • 1Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave., M211, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. j-houk@northwestern.edu

Biological Cybernetics
|May 26, 2005
PubMed
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The brain

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • The brain's higher-order functions rely on large-scale networks of cortical areas.
  • These areas are regulated by subcortical loops, including the basal ganglia and cerebellum.
  • These loops possess sophisticated computational capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel framework for understanding mind dynamics.
  • To leverage insights from motor control circuitry for cognitive modeling.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the cortical/basal ganglionic/cerebellar processing module.
  • Postulation of analogous agent networks for mind dynamics.

Main Results:

  • The basal ganglia and cerebellum play crucial roles in motor command generation.
  • An analogous agent network model is proposed as a framework for mind dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • Subcortical loops, particularly the basal ganglia and cerebellum, are key to brain function.
  • A network of analogous agents offers a promising approach to exploring the dynamics of the mind.