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Large-Scale Network Dynamics in Neurocognitive Function

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This chapter highlights two key concepts, neural context and catalysts, for linking neurophysiology to the mental representations in the human brain. The concepts emerge from basic structural and functional properties of the brain, properties that enable a system with an optimal capacity for information segregation and integration. The concept of neural context indicates that the regional contribution to a mental operation is shaped by the status of other interacting regions, which allows the same area to contribute to more than one operation. Regions are critical to a mental operation when they mediate the transition between two mental states. Such areas are not necessarily performing the computations, but act as behavioral catalyst facilitating the transition between network states.

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  1. Rotman Research Institute-Baycrest, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M6A 2E1, Canada

    Anthony Randal McIntosh

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McIntosh, A.R. (2007). Large-Scale Network Dynamics in Neurocognitive Function. In: Funahashi, S. (eds) Representation and Brain. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-73021-7_14

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