Integrated information in discrete dynamical systems: Motivation and theoretical framework

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Balduzzi, David ^a   Tononi, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

AMOUNT OF INFORMATION; DISCRETE DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED INFORMATIONS; LARGE AMOUNTS; MATHEMATICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PROPERTY; STATE-DEPENDENT; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; TIME DEPENDENT; UNCERTAINTY;

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENTROPY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION STORAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 46249122938     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000091     Document Type: Article

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