Dynamic Systems Approaches: Cool Enough? Hot Enough?

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc D. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Systems Approaches

Emotional dynamics of the organism and its parts

2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaak Panksepp
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Brain Science ◽  
Systems Approaches ◽  
Experimental Approaches ◽  
Emotional Dynamics

Emotion-science without basic brain-science is only superficially satisfying. Dynamic systems approaches to emotions presently provide a compelling metaphor that raises more difficult empirical questions than substantive scientific answers. How might we close the gap between theory and empirical observations? Such theoretical views still need to be guided by linear cross-species experimental approaches more easily implement in the laboratory.

Self-organizing brains don't develop gradually

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-47
Author(s):  
Marc D. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Neural Connectivity ◽  
Cortical Connectivity ◽  
New Model ◽  
Systems Approaches ◽  
Self Organizing

Some dynamic systems approaches posit discontinuous changes, even universal stages, in development. Conversely, Thelen and colleagues see development as gradual because it relies on real-time interactions among many components. Yet their new model hinges on one parameter, neural cooperativity, that should change discontinuously because it engenders new skills that catalyze neural connectivity. In fact, research on cortical connectivity finds development to be discontinuous, and possibly stage-like, based on experience-dependent and experience-independent factors.

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