Pupillary hippus: An unrecognized example of biologic chaos

Journal of Biological Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-94

  Rosenberg, Michael L ^a   Kroll, Martin H ^b  

^a New Jersey Neuroscience Institute   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaos; Deterministic; Hippus; Nonlinear; Pupil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345856576     PISSN: 02183390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218339099000085     Document Type: Article

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