Download Multi-level (“Brain Stack”) Framework

Macroscopic
Human Behavioral Levels
Mesoscopic
Information-Theoretic/System Levels
Microscopic
Physical/Coding Levels
Social Neuroscience
(Neuro-anthropology)
m:n (many:many)
[Global/Nation-States
]
(one:many)
[ 1:n
Regional/cities ]
Evolution-driven
Socio-Political
(Geographical/Cyber)
Evolution/macro-plasticity
Human Interaction
(Physical/Electronic)
Evolution-driver
Cognitive/
Psychological
(Whole Brain)
[
1:self
Conscious sublevel
(presentation sublevel)
Emotional/Rational/
Innerthought
“Network of Networks”/CNS
Network
Communication/System sublevels
Circuit
Macrodynamics
Synaptic
Molecular
[
[
Unconscious processing
[
[
km-MMm
Emotion
Language
Decision making
(“Thin/thick slices”)
Attention/awareness
Sleep/awake
]
]
(1k neuron) Mini-columns
Neo-cortical columns (10-100k)
Synfire chains
Cortical microcircuits
Thalamocortical circuits
[
][
] [
Physical/coding sublevel
dm-MMm
Cortical hemispheres
Cerebral cortex (ACC,PFC, etc.)
Thalamus/sensory afferents
Hippocampus-working memory
Sensorimotor system
[
Cellular microdynamic level
Spike time dependent plasticity/Learning
Neurogenetic sublevel
(MM:
million)
1:1 (one:one)
[ “mirror
neurons” ]
Neurophysiological
(Anatomical
“maps”)
Neuronal
Spatial Scale
Components
Additional Description
]
]
]
Interneuronal sublevel
Synaptic/axonal/dendritic
Myelination/ganglia
Neuromodulators
Proteins
Amino Acids
Closed System Interconnect Model
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Level
Human Multi-level (“Brain Stack”) Framework
1m
1cm-dm
1cm-dm
1mm-cm
1 μ -100 μ
1Å
Jerome Swartz, December 2006