BASIC PRINCIPLES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVITY AND FUNCTION

The following sections are included:

• Main Principles of Nervous System Organization and Information Processing

• Developmental Considerations and the Fundamental Activity Patterns of the Nervous System

• Measurements of Nervous System Activity. Brief Notes on Recording Methodologies

• Collective Activity in Nervous Systems: Coordination Dynamics

• Brain Activity as Coupled Oscillator Phenomena in Stochastic Settings

• Thalamocortical Activity as an Illustration of the Combined Individual and Network Levels Resulting in Neural Rhythms

• Local Versus Global Activity

• Concluding Remarks