Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Emergent Feature Sensitivity in a Model of the Auditory Thalamocortical System....Pages 7-17
STDP Pattern Onset Learning Depends on Background Activity....Pages 19-31
Emergence of Small-World Structure in Networks of Spiking Neurons Through STDP Plasticity....Pages 33-39
Coupling BCM and Neural Fields for the Emergence of Self-organization Consensus....Pages 41-56
Alpha and Theta Rhythm Abnormality in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Study Using a Computational Model....Pages 57-73
Oscillatory Neural Network for Image Segmentation with Biased Competition for Attention....Pages 75-85
Internal Simulation of Perceptions and Actions....Pages 87-100
Building Neurocognitive Networks with a Distributed Functional Architecture....Pages 101-109
Reverse Engineering for Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures: A Critical Analysis....Pages 111-121
Competition in High Dimensional Spaces Using a Sparse Approximation of Neural Fields....Pages 123-137
Informational Theories of Consciousness: A Review and Extension....Pages 139-147
Hippocampal Categories: A Mathematical Foundation for Navigation and Memory....Pages 149-164
The Role of Feedback in a Hierarchical Model of Object Perception....Pages 165-179
Machine Free Will: Is Free Will a Necessary Ingredient of Machine Consciousness?....Pages 181-191
Natural Evolution of Neural Support Vector Machines....Pages 193-207
Self-conscious Robotic System Design Process—From Analysis to Implementation....Pages 209-221
Simulating Visual Qualia in the CERA-CRANIUM Cognitive Architecture....Pages 223-238
The Ouroboros Model, Selected Facets....Pages 239-250
Back Matter....Pages 251-253