Attractors: Architects of network organization?

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 256-277

  Mpitsos, George J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractors; Dynamical systems; Identified neurons; Neural networks, artificial; Neural networks, biological; Neuroarchitecture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0033819070     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006660     Document Type: Article

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