?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=In+search+of+a+neuronal+substrate+of+the+human+mind%3A+new+concepts+from+%22topological+neurochemistry%22&rft.creator=Bieberich%2C+Erhard&rft.subject=Neurochemistry&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.description=Neurochemistry+is+a+powerful+discipline+of+modern+neuroscience+based+on+a+description+of+neuronal+function+in+terms+of+molecular+reaction+and+interaction.+This+study+aims+at+a+neurochemical+approach+to+the+%22hard%22+philosophical+mind-body+problem%3A+the+search+for+the+neuronal+correlate+of+consciousness.+The+scattered+pattern+of+remote+areas+in+the+human+brain+simultaneously+busy+with+the+computation+of+single+perceptions+has+left+us+with+the+unanswered+questions+why%2C+where%2C+and+how+the+neuronal+activity+gives+rise+to+a+unified+conscious+observation+of+the+outer+world+in+a+space+inside+of+the+human+brain.+In+this+study%2C+conscious+perception+of+temporally+and+spatially+distinct+events+by+an+inner+observer%2C+the+self%2C+is+treated+as+a+topological+problem+demanding+for+a+correlation+of+the+self+with+a+particular+orchestration+of+neuronal+or+neurochemical+activity+triggered+by+action+potentials.+According+to+a+novel+concept+of+%22topological+neurochemistry%22+it+is+assumed+that+three+features+of+the+human+brain+are+necessary+in+order+to+generate+consciousness%3A+1)+A+network+of+neurons+with+dendritic+branching+structure+and+re-entry+signaling+of+action+potentials.+2)A+macromolecular+lattice+structure+as+part+of+the+neuron+which+is+excitable+or+modulated+by+action+potentials.+3)+A+spatial+superposition+of+action+potentials+which+underlies+conscious+perception+but+reveals+not+necessarily+the+same+topology+as+the+space+perceived+in+consciousness.+Several+molecular+models+for+the+generation+of+consciousness+and+the+self+will+be+discussed%2C+and+a+new+concept%2C+the+%22fractal+approach%22%2C+will+be+introduced.+Mathematical+theory+and+experimental+methods+for+investigation+of+human+consciousness+will+be+presented.&rft.date=1999&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F80%2F1%2FTOPO2.htm&rft.identifier=++Bieberich%2C+Erhard++(1999)+In+search+of+a+neuronal+substrate+of+the+human+mind%3A+new+concepts+from+%22topological+neurochemistry%22.++%5BConference+Paper%5D++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F80%2F