Cognitive Science Program. A Framework for Relating Cognitive to Neural Systems.

Abstract

This paper outlines a framework for relating cognitive activities of daily life (typing, reading) to underlying neural systems. The framework uses five levels of analysis. These are as follows: task, elementary operations, components facilitation and inhibition, neural systems and cellular level. Evidence is outlined which supports the idea that component facilitations and inhibitions in performance can be systematically linked to the activity of neural populations. The evidence is in the area of spatial attention and uses results of normals and patients as well as data from surface EEG and recording of single cells during selective attention tasks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145185

Entities

People

  • Michael I. Posner

Organizations

  • University of Oregon

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Brain
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Eye Movements
  • Health Services
  • Information Processing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Processes
  • Military Research
  • Neurology
  • Psychology
  • Reaction Time
  • Social Sciences
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  • Software Engineering.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.