Fractals in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Journal: Advances in neurobiology

Volume: 36

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Year of Publication: 2024

Affiliated Institutions:  Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council, IRIB-CNR, Messina, Italy.

Abstract summary 

The fractal dimension of cognition refers to the idea that the cognitive processes of the human brain exhibit fractal properties. This means that certain patterns of cognitive activity, such as visual perception, memory, language, or problem-solving, can be described using the mathematical concept of fractal dimension.The idea that cognition is fractal has been proposed by some researchers as a way to understand the complex, self-similar nature of the human brain. However, it's a relatively new idea and is still under investigation, so it's not yet clear to what extent cognitive processes exhibit fractal properties or what implications this might have for our understanding of the brain and clinical practice. Indeed, the mission of the "fractal neuroscience" field is to define the characteristics of fractality in human cognition in order to differently characterize the emergence of brain disorders.

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Citations :  Mandelbrot BB. The fractal geometry of nature. New York: W. H. Freeman and Co.; 1977.
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Identifiers
Doi : 10.1007/978-3-031-47606-8_38
SSN : 2190-5215
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Humans
Other Terms
Executive functions;Fractal dimension;Human cognition;Language;Mental disorders;Reasoning;Visual perception
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Publication Country
United States