RE: MD the particular, the general, EITHER/OR, BOTH/AND

From: Chris Lofting (ddiamond@ozemail.com.au)
Date: Tue Dec 05 2000 - 08:35:24 GMT

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> >> (1) There is enough evidence around to validate the conjecture
> that in the
> >> human brain, and in the brains of other lifeforms, the
> distinction is made
> >> of the particular and the general and from this emerges the concepts of
> >> objects and relationships.
> >
> > Which studies is this taken from?
>
> There's Millions of them to choose from. They are the same ones that show
> how consciouness has evolved to it's highest form in the lesser-crested
> biologist.

:-) yes there are a lot! however here is a list of useful refs that cover
the ONE:MANY, WHAT/WHERE, OBJECT/RELATIONSHIPS expressions in scales from
neuron to neural groups to the 'top' of the list, the neocortex... first set
of refs favour the single frequency detection of the more 'object' side -
that that favours 'what' and so when particularised we get WHO and WHICH..
all 'dot' or 'point' oriented terms... (see also my still developing article
www.eisa.net.au/~lofting/general.html )

REFs:

Ivry, R.B., & Robertson, L.C., (1998)"The Two Sides of Perception" MITP

STRONG evidence for a left being high pass filter -- the fundamental -- vs
right being low pass -- harmonics and so interference patterns. (left is
more 'object' right is more 'wave'). The left sets the KEY (Single context)
within which harmonics 'play'.

For recent work on the *neuron* as a frequencies detector see in particular

Hutcheon,B., & Yarom, Y., (2000) "Resonance, oscillation and the intrinsic
frequency preferences of neurons" Trends Neurosci. (2000) 23, 216-222

At the neuron level, axon is more pulse; dendrites more wave.

For a 'middle' position see:

Tallon-Baudry, C., & Bertrand, O., (1999)"Oscillatory gamma activity in
humans and its role in object representation" Trends Cognit. Sci. (1999) 3,
151-161

As well as:

Zatorre RJ, Mondor TA, Evans AC "Auditory attention to space and frequency
activates similar cerebral systems." IN Neuroimage 1999 Nov;10(5):544-54.

And:

Pardo PJ, Makela JP, Sams M "Hemispheric differences in processing tone
frequency and amplitude modulations" IN : Neuroreport 1999 Sep
29;10(14):3081-6

For a good detailed summary (!) on cell communications etc see

Loewenstein, W.R., (1999) "The Touchstone of Life" Penguin Books.

For a summary on complexity, emergence and creation of memory systems from
'simple' neural connections see

Holland, J.H., (1999)"Emergence" OUP.

All this suggests that what we see at the 'top' is a larger scale, with
refinements of what we see at the 'bottom'.

Local distinctions (neurons etc) can lead to general behaviours.

Add to these the refs such as:

Gazzaniga. M.S., et al (1998)"Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the
Mind" Norton

The original left/right work etc with Gazzaniga and Sperry, see for example:

Sperry, R.W., Gazzaniga, M.S., and Bogen, J.E. (1969) "Interhemisphere
relationships: The neocortical commissures; syndromes of hemisphere
disconnections" IN Handbook of Clinical Neurology Vol 4 (pp273-290).