The book “Whole-brain modelling. Cartography of the dynamics of mind” has been published by Oxford University Press.
In addition to the hardcover edition, the publication is available as a free PDF download.
The book is authored by Professors Gustavo Deco (Computational Neuroscience Research Group, Pompeu Fabra University) and Morten L. Kringelbach (Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford). Gustavo Deco previously served on the EBRAINS Science and Technology Committee (ESTC) and was a member of the EU Flagship Human Brain Project (HBP). The book addresses a central question in neuroscience: how the human brain – a physical system weighing around 1.5 kilograms – gives rise to complex mental processes.
Drawing on several decades of research, the authors recount major scientific breakthroughs in the field, including their own work in reverse-engineering the brain. Based on collaborations across Pompeu Fabra University, the Universities of Oxford and Aarhus, and through the International Centre for Flourishing, they present advances in whole-brain models that aim to reveal the mechanisms underlying brain dynamics, cognition and behaviour. The book reflects the authors’ commitment to open science and is intended to provide a theoretical framework for understanding brain computation, in both health and disease.
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