Computational significance of transient dynamics in cortical networks

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 217-227

  Durstewitz, Daniel ^a   Deco, Gustavo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attractors; Decision making; Fluctuations; Interval time; Irregular activity; Neurodynamics; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BRAIN CORTEX; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DYNAMICS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; NERVE NET; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NONLINEAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 37749002295     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05976.x     Document Type: Article

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