TY - GEN AU - Jonathan Edwards AU - Asim Roy AU - Juyang Weng AU - Leonid Perlovsky AU - Tarek Besold TI - Representation in the Brain SN - 978-2-88945-596-6 PY - 2018/// PB - Frontiers Media SA KW - spaces in the brain KW - localist representation KW - abstract cognitive system KW - cognitive architecture KW - complexity analysis KW - single cell theory KW - representation of abstract concepts KW - neural blackboard architecture KW - distributed representation KW - population coding N1 - Open Access N2 - This eBook contains ten articles on the topic of representation of abstract concepts, both simple and complex, at the neural level in the brain. Seven of the articles directly address the main competing theories of mental representation - localist and distributed. Four of these articles argue - either on a theoretical basis or with neurophysiological evidence - that abstract concepts, simple or complex, exist (have to exist) at either the single cell level or in an exclusive neural cell assembly. There are three other papers that argue for sparse distributed representation (population coding) of abstract concepts. There are two other papers that discuss neural implementation of symbolic models. The remaining paper deals with learning of motor skills from imagery versus actual execution. A summary of these papers is provided in the Editorial UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/4398/representation-in-the-brain UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/58254 ER -