Making complexity simpler: Multivariability and metastability in the brain

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 843-862

  Fingelkurts, Andrew A ^a   Fingelkurts, Alexander A ^a  

^a BM Science   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brain research; Cognition; Consciousness; Isomorphism; Metastability; Multivariability; Neural networks; Operational architectonics; Self organization

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURONS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 3042847276     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450490450046     Document Type: Review

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