Rethinking Neural Networks: Quantum Fields and Biological Data

Contents: K.H. Pribram, Foreword. J.C. Eccles, Keynote: Evolution of Complexity of the Brain with the Emergence of Consciousness. M. Stadler, P. Kruse, Viewpoint: Neurodynamics and Synergetics. Part I:The Dendritic Microprocess.D. Berger, K.H. Pribram, From Stochastic Resonance to Gabor Functions: An Analysis of the Probability Density Function of Interspike Intervals Recorded from Visual Cortical Neurons. I.N. Bankman, Automated Recognition of Action Potentials on Extracellular Recordings. A.R. Bulsara, A.J. Maren, Coupled Neural-Dendritic Processes: Cooperative Stochastic Effects and the Analysis of Spike Trains. Part II:Quantum Neurodynamics.M. Jibu, K. Yasue, The Basics of Quantum Brain Dynamics. R.L. Dawes, Advances in the Theory of Quantum Neurodynamics. B. MacLennan, Information Processing in the Dendritic Net. B. MacLennan, Field Computation in the Brain. W. Schempp, Analog VLSI Network Models: Cortical Linking Neural Net Models and Quantum Holographic Neural Technology. P.J. Werbos, Quantum Theory and Neural Systems: Alternative Approaches and a New Design. Part III:Nanoneurology.S. Hameroff, J.E. Dayhoff, R. Lahoz-Beltra, S. Rasmussen, E.M. Insinna, D. Koruga, Nanoneurology and the Cytoskeleton: Quantum Signaling and Protein Conformational Dynamics as Cognitive Substrate. G. Rein, Modulation of Neurotransmitter Function by Quantum Fields. J.E. Dayhoff, S. Hameroff, C.E. Swenberg, R. Lahoz-Beltra, The Neuronal Cytoskeleton: A Complex System that Subserves Neural Learning. H. Szu, B. Telfer, G. Rogers, D. Gobovic, C. Hsu, M. Zaghloul, Spatiotemporal Chaos Information Processing in Neural Networks -- Electronic Implementation. Part IV:Perceptual Processing.B.J. Richmond, T.J. Gawne, T.W. Kjaer, J.A. Hertz, Neuronal Encoding of Information Related to Visual Perception, Memory, and Motivation. B. Bridgeman, Efferent Programming of the Striate Cortex. W.J. Freeman, The Emergence of Chaotic Dynamics as a Basis for Comprehending Intentionality in Experimental Subjects. H. Szu, J. Kim, I. Kim, The Formation of Live Neural Networks on Electronic Chips. K.H. Pribram, Afterword.