Description
The study of the brain and behavior is illuminated with the discovery of invariances. Experimental brain research uncovers constancies amidst variation, with respect to interventions and transformations prescribed by experimental paradigms. Place cells, mirror neurons, event related potentials and areas differentially active in fMRI, all illustrate the pervasive role of invariances in neural systems in relation to their function. 1 Invariants of Behavior: Constancy and Variability in Neural Systems and Behavior Summary Acknowledgements Foreword Part I Invariants of Behavior 2 Introduction 3 Invariances in Theory 4 Empirical Assessments of Invariance 5 Modeling and Invariance 6 Dynamical Systems and Convergence 7 Neurons, Models and Invariants Part II Neurodynamics of Embodied Behavior 8 Neurodynamics and Evolutionary Robotics 9 Attractor Landscapes in Active Tracking Appendix: Learning Appendix: Related Work References 10 Convergent Evolution of Behavioral Function 11 Neural Communication: Messages between Modules
