title: The use of representation and formalism in a theoretical approach to integrative neuroscience.
abstract: In the light of existing physical theories, it is shown that representation in terms of functional interactions and formalism (S-Propagators) should satisfy three physical and six biological constraints. Consequences are summarized for neurohormonal field, developmental phase, aging phase, functional hierarchy, Principle of Auto-Associative stability (PAAS), self-organization and neural selection, Darwinian evolution, and the intelligence of movement. Abstraction and complexity of the proposed theories are discussed relatively to their advantages for integrative neuroscience.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Développement et Complexité, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris 75005, France. gilbert.chauvet@univ-angers.fr
authors.forename: Gilbert A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Chauvet
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009488:Neurosciences; D018511:Systems Integration; D013997:Time Factors