Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Lists of tables and figures; Acknowledgments; Preface: What is the 'brain code'?; 1 Introduction; The brain code and the neuron code; Evolution of the brain -- the Vertical' dimension; Bilateral symmetry -- the 'horizontal' dimension; First steps toward the brain code; Why is there bilateral asymmetry of function in the human brain?; What is the right hemisphere doing?; Summary; 2 Brain structures involved in interhemispheric communication; The neocortex; How the brain sees: retinotopic maps; The brain's body image: somatotopic maps
How the brain hears: tonotopic mapsTwo-dimensional mapping; The brainstem; The corpus callosum; Summary; 3 Functions of the corpus callosum; Current ideas concerning callosal function; The topographical excitatory hypothesis; The diffuse inhibitory hypothesis; The diffuse excitatory hypothesis; The topographical inhibitory hypothesis; Further development of the topographical inhibitory hypothesis; Approximate bilateral symmetry of the cerebral hemispheres; Columnar organization of the neocortex; Homotopic callosal connections; Callosal inhibition
Unilateral superiority of one hemisphere for speechCortical surround inhibition; Bilaterally symmetrical subcortical mechanism of arousal; Computer simulation of callosal effects; Summary; 4 Neuropsychological implications of callosal function; Normal functions of the corpus callosum in the intact brain; Indications of callosal functions in abnormal brains; Unilateral brain damage; Surgical section of the corpus callosum; Agenesis of the corpus callosum; Summary; 5 Major themes of cerebral laterality; Language; Visuospatial functions; Musical functions; The Japanese language
Can other hemispheric dichotomies be related to 'focus-context'?Conclusions; 6 Relevant animal experiments; Association cortex and the intrahemispheric convergence of sensory pathways; Mirror-image transfers across the forebrain commissures; The unilateral engram; Cerebral dominance in animals; Binocular depth perception and the role of the corpus callosum; 7 A theoretical framework for the study of the brain code; How are natural systems organized?; The atomic system; The cellular system; The animal organism; The atomic code and the genetic code; The brain code; Systemic pathology; Summary
8 ConclusionsThe evolutionary context; Implications for artificial intelligence; Final remarks; Appendix 1 Maps of the cerebral cortex; Appendix 2 Computer simulations; References; Glossary; Index
