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The self-composing brain: towards a glial-neuronal brain theory.
Full Abstract
A brain model is proposed which describes its structural organization and the related functions as compartments organized in time and space. On a molecular level the negative feedback loops of clock-controlled genes are interpreted as compartments. This spatio-temporal operational principle may also work on the cellular level as glial-neuronal interactions, wherein glia have a spatio-temporal boundary setting function. The synchronization of the multi-compartmental operations of the brain is compared to the harmonization in a symphony and appears as an integrated behavior of the whole organism, defined as modes of behavior. For explanation of the principle of harmonization, an example from Schubert's Symphony No. 8 has been chosen. While harmonization refers to the synchronization of diverse systems, it seems appropriate to select the brain of a composer and the structure of musical composition as a paradigm towards a glial-neuronal brain theory. Finally, some limitations of experimental brain research are discussed and robotics are proposed as a promising alternative.
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Author information
Author/s: Mitterauer, Bernhard (B); Kopp, Kristen (K);
Affiliation: Institute of Forensic Neuropsychiatry and Gotthard Günther Archives, University of Salzburg, Ignaz-Harrer-Strasse 79, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria. bernhard.mitterauer@sbg.ac.at
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Brain and cognition (Brain Cogn), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Apr; vol 51 (issue 3) : pp 357-67
Dates: Created 2003/05/02; Completed 2003/07/01; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12727190, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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