Abstract
This paper introduces the methodology of systemic research in human psychophysiology. Based on ample experimental material we demonstrate the system-forming role of A.A. Ukhtomsky’s dominance principle in various psychophysiological functions and states. Electroencephalographic methods developed on the basis of systemic principles have enabled us to single out types of cortical activation patterns (CAPs) as the generative units of micro- and macrostructures of cognitive activity. The relationships of individual-habitual types of CAPs and those required by ongoing cognitive activities are analyzed. The interrelations of these CAP types are shown to define the mental productivity and cognitive style of individual subjects. We show the possibilities of CAP type reconfigurations in response to behavioral requirements and in developing heuristic, complex problem-solving skills. Attempts are made to predict the productivity of mental activity based on the changing functional states of the human brain.
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Abbreviations
- PL:
-
Physiological lability
- FS:
-
Functional state
- FC:
-
Functional correction
- CAP:
-
Cortical activation pattern
- FMA:
-
Focus of maximal activation
- AG:
-
Activation gradient
- LHD:
-
Left-hemispheric dominance
- RHD:
-
Right-hemispheric dominance
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Pavlova, L.P. (2015). Dominance Principle and Creativity in Human Brain Functions. In: Nadin, M. (eds) Anticipation: Learning from the Past. Cognitive Systems Monographs, vol 25. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19446-2_4
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