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When studying the structure and function of the brain using theoretical methods from macrodynamics it is necessary to emphasize two concepts: cooperation and hierarchy. It is often found that the properties of a system composed of many elements and subsystems are not those that would be expected from a simple superposition of the properties of the individual subsystems (at least according to the non-reductionist point of view). Interaction between the subsystems can lead to completely new characteristics and may produce temporal and spatial patterns on a macroscopic scale in an entirely self-organizing way (e.g.,Haken, 1980).
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Erdi, P., Szentágothai, J. (1985). Neural Connectivities: Between Determinism and Randomness. In: Aubin, JP., Saari, D., Sigmund, K. (eds) Dynamics of Macrosystems. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 257. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00545-3_2
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