Experimental evidence for a power law in electroencephalographic α-wave dynamics

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 303-307

  Georgelin, Y ^a   Poupard, L ^b   Sartene R ^b   Wallet, J C ^a  

^a 91405 Orsay Campus   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier Robert Ballanger CHRB   (France)

Author keywords

05.45. a Nonlinear dynamics and nonlinear dynamical systems; 87.10.+e General theory and mathematical aspects

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007003922     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510051008     Document Type: Article

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