Darwin's evolution theory, brain oscillations, and complex brain function in a new "Cartesian view"

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-8

  Başar, Erol ^a   Güntekin, Bahar ^a  

^a ISTANBUL KULTUR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alpha activity; Bergson; Brain oscillations; Darwin; EEG; Entropy; Evolution; Facial expressions

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL;

EID: 58149299973     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.07.018     Document Type: Article

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