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Spontaneous generation of selectable variation in the brain.

Neurochemical research - 1 Mar 1991

Matthysse S

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Selection models of behavior presuppose "selectable variation", diversity in the brain that is stable over time. Diversity can arise spontaneously through the mutual interactions of cell assemblies, which are postulated to align or disalign their neighbors into processing modes conforming to or opposite from their own. These processes are similar to magnetization and crystallization. If aligning and disaligning...

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PMID: 1780032
DOI: 10.1007/BF00966103

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