The blue-collar brain

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Much effort has gone into elucidating control of the body by the brain, less so the role of the body in controlling the brain. This essay develops the idea that the brain does a great deal of work in the service of behavior that is controlled by the body, a blue-collar role compared to the white-collar control exercised by the body. The argument that supports a blue-collar role for the brain is also consistent with recent discoveries clarifying the white-collar role of synergies across the body's tensegrity structure, and the evidence of critical phenomena in brain and behavior.

Original languageEnglish
Article number207
JournalFrontiers in Physiology
Volume3
Issue numberJUN
Number of pages12
ISSN1664-042X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24.09.2012
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Psychology - 1/f scaling, Control, Synergetics, Mind and body, Self-organization

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