Fractals in the nervous system: Conceptual implications for theoretical neuroscience

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 1 JUL, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Werner, Gerhard ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination dynamics; Criticality; Metastability; Phase transitions; Self organization; Self similarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952307818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2010.00015     Document Type: Article

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