Russian Cognitive Neuroscience

Chris Forsythe has worked as a distinguished researcher for many years at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, applying brain science for technological improvements to human performance. He earned his PhD in Experimental Psychology and MS in Biopsychology from the University of Memphis.

• ContentsNotes on Contributors IXAcknowledgements XIsection 1: History and Tradition of Russian Neuroscience1 Origins of Russian Cognitive PsychophysiologyL. V. Sokolova2 The Beginnings of Russian Cognitive PsychophysiologyV. I. Shostak3 Systemic PsychophysiologyYuri I. Alexandrov4 Cognitive Activity from the Perspective of Functional Systems TheoryK. V. SudakovSection 1 Commentary: The Genesis and Development of Russian Experimental NeuroscienceGabriel A. Radvansky and Chris Forsythesection 2: Russian Research in Perceptual and Cognitive Processes5 The Regulatory Role of an Unconscious Cognitive Set in the Perception of the Facial Expression of EmotionEduard Arutunovich Kostandov6 “Human–Neuron–Model”: A Spherical Model of Signal Discrimination in the Visual SystemC. A. Izmailov, A. M. Chernorizov, and V. B. Polyansky7 Individual Characteristics of Brain Activity and Thinking StrategiesOlga M. Razumnikova and Nina V. VolfSection 2 Commentary: Neuroscience of Cognitive Skills and AbilitiesGabriel A. Radvansky and Chris Forsythesection 3: Russian Electrophysiological Research8 Brain Oscillations and Personality from an Evolutionary PerspectiveGennady G. Knyazev9 Oscillatory Dynamics of Spiking Neurons and the Modeling of Memory FunctionsV. I. Nekorkin and V. B. Kazantsev10 Frequency-Selective Generators of Oscillatory Brain Activity as Mapping Structure and Dynamics of Cognitive ProcessesN. N. Danilova11 Oscillatory Self-Organization of Cyclic Synthesis of Sensory Information and Memory Content for Object RecognitionSergey A. Miroshnikov, Margarita G. Filippova, and Roman V. ChernovSection 3 Commentary: Models of Neural Dynamics Provide a Foundation for Neurocognitive InterventionsChris Forsythe and Gabriel A. Radvanskysection 4: Russian Translational Neuroscience Research12 Individual Alpha Activity Indices and BiofeedbackOlga Mikhailovna Bazanova13 The Psychophysiology of Combat ActivityA. A. Bochenkov14 The Use of Fuzzy Logic and Artificial Neural Networks to Predict the Professional Fitness of Operators of Technical SystemsA. P. BulkaSection 4 Commentary: Neuroscience Applications Extending from the Clinical to the Professional to Everyday DomainsChris Forsythe and Gabriel A. RadvanskyIndex