Optimal hierarchical modular topologies for producing limited sustained activation of neural networks

Frontiers in Neuroinformatics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kaiser, Marcus ^a,b,c   Hilgetag, Claus C ^d,e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain connectivity; Cerebral cortex; Functional criticality; Modularity; Neural dynamics; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN TISSUE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; HEMISPHERE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONKEY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 77953474234     PISSN: 16625196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fninf.2010.00008     Document Type: Article

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