The Metastabilian Movement
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Dynamic Patterns
Forward by Hermann Haken: “For the past twenty years Scott Kelso’s research has focused on extending the physical concepts of self-organization and the mathematical tools of nonlinear dynamics to understand how human beings (and human brains) perceive, intend, learn, control, and coordinate complex behaviors.
In this book, Kelso proposes a new, general framework within which to connect brain, mind, and behavior. Kelso’s prescription for mental life breaks dramatically with the classical computationall approach that is still the operative framework for many newer psychological and neurophysiological studies. His core thesis is that the creation and evolution of patterned behavior at all levels—from neurons to mind—is governed by the generic processes of self-organization.
Both human brain and behavior are shown to exhibit features of pattern-forming dynamical systems, including multistability, abrupt phase transitions, crises, and intermittency. Dynamic Patterns brings together different aspects of this approach to the study of human behavior, using simple
real~fictional
“Only real, only fictional, either real or fictional, both real and fictional, real changing to fictional, fictional changing to real, between real and fictional, neither real nor fictional, beyond real and fictional…”
incident~reflection
“Only incident, only reflection, either incident or reflection, both incident and reflection, incident changing to reflection, reflection changing to incident, neither incident nor reflection, beyond incident snd reflection…”
Coordination Dynamics
“Coordination represents one of the most striking, most taken for granted, but least understood features of living things. Recently a new foundation for understanding coordination has emerged called Coordination Dynamics. This book brings together scientists from all over the world who have defined and developed the field of Coordination Dynamics. Grounded in the concepts of self-organization and the tools of nonlinear dynamics, appropriately extended to handle informational aspects of living things, Coordination Dynamics aims to understand the coordinated functioning of a variety of different systems at multiple levels of description. The book addresses the themes of Coordination Dynamics and Dynamic Patterns in the context of the following topics: Coordination of Brain and Behavior, Perception-Action Coupling, Control, Posture, Learning, Intention, Attention, and Cognition.”
individual~collective
“Only individual, only collective, either individual or collective, both individual and collective, individual changing to collective, collective changing to individual, between individual and collective, neither individual nor collective, beyond individual and collective…”
ship~passenger
“Only ship, only passenger, either ship or passenger, both ship and passenger, ship changing to passenger, passenger changing to ship, between ship and passenger, neither ship nor passenger, beyond ship and passenger…”
binding~releasing
“Only binding, only releasing, either binding or releasing, both binding and releasing, binding, changing, releasing, releasing, changing to binding, between binding and releasing, neither binding nor releasing, beyond binding and releasing…”
causality~synchronicity
“Only causality, only synchronicity, either causality or synchronicity, both causality and synchronicity, causality, changing to synchronicity, synchronicity, changing to causality, between, causality and synchronicity, neither causality nor synchronicity, beyond causality and synchronicity…”
symbionts~symbiosis
“Only symbionts, only symbiosis, either symbionts or symbiosis, both symbionts and symbiosis, symbionts changing to symbiosis, symbiosis changing to symbionts, between symbionts and symbiosis, neither symbionts nor symbiosis, beyond symbionts and symbiosis…”
sensor~sensing
“Only sensor, only sensing, either sensor or sensing, both sensor and sensing, sensor changing to sensing, sensing changing to sensor, between sensor and sensing, neither sensor nor sensing, sensor and sensing…”
dissipation~feedback
“Only dissipation, only feedback, either dissipation or feedback, both dissipation and feedback, dissipation changing to feedback, feedback changing to dissipation, between dissipation and feedback, neither dissipation nor feedback, beyond dissipation, and feedback…”
alien~human
“Only alien, only human, either alien or human, both alien and human, alien changing to human, human changing to alien, between human and alien, neither human nor alien, beyond human and alien…”
digital~analog
“Only digital, only analog, either digital or analog, both digital and analog, digital, changing to analog, analog, changing to digital, between digital and analog, neither digital nor analog, beyond digital and analog…”
gu~ru
“Only gu, only ru, either gu or ru, both and gu and ru, gu changing to ru, ru changing to gu, between gu and ru, neither gu nor ru, beyond gu and ru…”
order~chaos
“Only chaos, only order, either chaos or order, both chaos and order, chaos changing to order, order changing to chaos, between chaos and order, neither chaos nor order, beyond chaos and order…”
rhythmic~arrhythmic
“Only rhythmic, only arrhythmic, either rhythmic or arrhythmic, both rhythmic and arrhythmic, rhythmic changing to arrhythmic, arrhythmic changing to rhythmic, between rhythmic and arrhythmic, neither rhythmic nor arrhythmic, beyond rhythmic and arrhythmic…”
cause~effect
“Only cause, only effect, either cause or effect, both cause and effect, cause changing to effect, effect changing to cause, between cause and effect, neither cause nor effect, beyond cause and effect…”
The Complementary Nature
The Complementary Nature, proposes contend ubiquitous contraries are complementary and introduces a comprehensive, empirically based scientific theory of how the polarized world and the world in between can be reconciled. They nominate the tilde, or squiggle (~), as the symbolic punctuation for reconciled complementary pairs. Experiments show that the human brain is capable of displaying two apparently contradictory, mutually exclusive behaviors at the same time. Coordination dynamics—a mathematically expressed theory that reconciles the scientific language of “states” with the novel dynamical language of “tendencies”—attests to the complementary nature inherent in human brains and behavior. It may explain, Kelso and Engstrøm argue, why we (and nature) appear to partition things, events, and ideas into pairs. Kelso and Engstrøm’s account is not just metaphorical; the reconciliations they describe are grounded in the principles and mathematical language of the theory of coordination dynamics. The Complementary Nature provides a clear-cut methodology for this evolving
eye~sight
“Only eye, only sight, either eye or sight, both eye and sight, eye changing to sight, sight changing to eye, between eye and sight, neither eye nor sight, beyond eye and sight…”
luciferin~light
“Only luciferin, only light, either luciferin or light, both luciferin and light, luciferin changing to light, light changing luciferin, between luciferin and light, neither luciferin and light, beyond luciferin and light…”
world~biome
“Only world, only biome, either world or biome, both world and biome, world changing to biome, biome changing to world, between world and biome, neither world nor biome, beyond world and biome…”
neuron~transmitter
“Only neuron, only transmitter, either neuron or transmitter, both neuron and transmitter, neuron changing to transmitter, transmitter, changing to neuron, between neuron and transmitter, neither neuron nor transmitter, beyond neuron and transmitter…”
stability~metastability
“Only stability, only metastability, either stability or metastability, both stability and metastability, stability changing to metastability, metastability changing to stability, between stability and metastability, neither stability nor metastability, beyond stability and metastability…”
illusion~reality
“Only illusion, only reality, either illusion, or reality, both illusion and reality, reality changing to illusion, illusion, changing to reality, between reality and illusion, neither reality nor illusion, beyond reality and illusion…”
imaginary~real
“Only imaginary, only real, either imaginary or real, both imaginary and real, imaginary changing to real, real changing to imaginary, between imaginary and real, neither imaginary nor real, beyond imaginary and real…”
energy~dynamics
“Only energy, only dynamics, either energy or dynamics, both energy and dynamics, energy changing to dynamics, dynamics changing to energy, between energy and dynamics, neither energy nor dynamics, beyond and energy and dynamics…”
time~space
“Only time, only space, either time or space, both time and space, time changing to space, space changing to time, between time and space, neither time nor space, beyond time and space…”
mass~gravity
“Only mass, only gravity, either mass or gravity, both mass and gravity, mass changing to gravity, gravity changing to mass, between mass and gravity, neither mass nor gravity, beyond mass and gravity…”
core~spiral
“Only core, only spiral, either core or spiral, both core and spiral, core changing to spiral, spiral changing to core, between core and spiral, neither core nor spiral, beyond core and spiral…”
symbol~icon
“Only symbol, only icon, either symbol or icon, both symbol and icon, symbol changing to icon, icon changing to symbol, between symbol and icon, neither symbol nor icon, beyond symbol and icon…”
Doc~metastabilian
“Only Doc, only metastabilian, either Doc or icon, both Doc and metastabilian, Doc changing to metastabilian, metastabilian changing to Doc, between Doc and metastabilian, neither Doc nor metastabilian, beyond Doc and metastabilian…”
time~energy
“Only time, only energy, either time or energy, both time and energy, time changing to energy, energy changing to time, between time and energy, neither time nor energy, beyond time and energy…”
genetics~epigenetics
“Only genetics, only epigenetics, either genetics or epigenetics, both genetics and epigenetics, genetics changing to epigenetics, epigenetics changing to genetics, between genetics and epigenetics, neither genetics nor epigenetics, beyond genetics and epigenetics…”
sensation~perception
“Only sensation, only perception, either sensation or perception, both sensation and perception, sensation changing to perception, perception, changing to sensation, between sensation and perception, neither sensation nor perception, beyond sensation and perception…”
where~what
“Only where, only what, either where or what, both and what, where changing to what, what changing to where, between what and where, neither what nor where, beyond what and where…”
cyclone~tornado
“Only cyclone, only tornado, either cyclone or tornado, both cyclone and tornado, cyclone, changing to tornado, tornado changing to cyclone, between cyclone and tornado, neither cyclone nor tornado, beyond cyclone and tornado…”
light~life
“Only light, only life, either light or life, both light and life, light changing to life, life changing to light, between light and life, neither light and life, beyond light and life…”
luminance~color
“Only luminance, only color, either
luminance or color, both luminance and color, luminance changing to color, color changing to luminance, between luminance and color, neither luminance nor color, beyond luminance and color…”
ice~steam
“Only ice, only steam, either ice or steam, both ice and steam, ice changing to steam, steam changing to ice, between ice and steam, neither ice nor steam, beyond ice and steam…”
I Am~the Universe2
“Only I Am, only the Universe, either I Am or the Universe, both I Am and the Universe, I Am changing to the Universe, the Universe changing to I Am, between I Am and the Universe, neither I Am nor the Universe, beyond I Am and the Universe…”
internal~external
“Only internal, only external, either internal or external, both internal and external, internal changing to external, external changing to internal, between internal and external, neither internal nor external, beyond internal and external…”
host~virus
“Only host, only virus, either host or virus, both host and virus, host changing to virus, virus changing to host, between host and virus, neither host nor virus, beyond host and virus…”
light~translucent
“Only light, only translucent, either light or translucent, both light and translucent, light changing to translucent, translucent changing to light, between light and translucent, neither light and translucent, beyond light and translucent…”
Emptyhands
The Doc
Phoenix
The Doc
Exodus
The Doc
Shiva Linga
The Doc
How Can I Hear
The Doc
creativity~imagination
“Only creativity only imagination, either creativity or imagination, both creativity and imagination, creativity changing to imagination, imagination changing to creativity, neither creativity nor imagination, beyond creativity snd imagination…”
Samuel Beckett
“The search for the means to put an end to things, an end to speech, is what enables discourse to continue. The danger is in the neatness of identifications.” —S. Beckett
Neils Bohr
“If you hold opposites together in your mind, you will suspend your normal thinking and allow intelligence beyond rational thought to create a new form.”—Niels Bohr
Isaac Newton
“The beatles power of life and will by which animals move their bodies with great and lasting force demonstrate that there has to be other undiscovered laws of motion.” —Sir Isaac Newton
Seamus Heaney
“Strange how things in the offing, once they’re sensed, Convert to things foreknown; And how what’s come upon is manifest Only in light of what has been gone through. Seventh heaven may be
The whole truth of a sixth sense come to pass.” —Seamus Heaney
Frank Wilczek
“The world is simple and complex, logical and weird, lawful and chaotic. Fundamental understanding does not resolve these dualities. Indeed it highlights and deepens them. You can’t do justice to physical reality without taking complementarity to heart.” —Frank Wilczek
Benoit Mandelbrot
“Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth. Nor does lightning travel in a straight line.” —Benoit Mandelbrot
Wolfgang Pauli
“To us, the only acceptable point of view appears to be the one that recognizes both sides of reality, the quantitative and the qualitative, the physical and the psychical, as compatable with each other and can embrace them simultaneously.” —Wolgang Pauli
Howard H. Pattee
“I do not see any way to avoid the problem of coordination and still understand the physical basis of life.” —Howard H. Pattee
F. Scott Fitzgerald
“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald
I Am
The Doc
surfer~surfing
“Only surfer, only surfing, either surfer or surfing, both surfer and surfing, surfer changing to surfing, surfing changing to surfer, between surfer and surfing, neither surfer nor surfing, beyond surfer and surfing…”
motion~rest
“Only motion, only rest, either motion or rest, both motion and rest, motion changing to rest, rest changing to motion, between motion and rest, neither motion nor rest, beyond motion and rest…”
observer~observing
“Only observer, only observing, either observer or observing, both observer and observing, observer changing to observing, observing changing to observer, between observer and observing, neither observer nor observing, beyond observer and observing…”
chicken~egg
“Only chicken, only egg, either chicken or egg, both chicken and egg, chicken changing to egg, egg changing to chicken, between chicken and egg, neither chicken nor egg, beyond chicken and egg…”
eternity~moment
“Only eternity, only moment, either eternity or moment, both eternity and moment, eternity changing to moment, moment changing to eternity, between eternity and moment, neither eternity nor moment, beyond eternity and moment…”
