The evolution of complexity in human brain development: An EEG study

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 405-411

  Meyer Lindenberg, A ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain development; Chaos theory; Electroencephalography; Lyapunov coefficient; Non linear dynamics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030265798     PISSN: 00134694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-4694(96)95699-0     Document Type: Article

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