Neuronal avalanches, epileptic quakes and other transient forms of neurodynamics

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 2156-2163

  Milton, John G ^a  

^a KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avalanches; Epilepsy; Multistability; Power laws; Time delays

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN STEM; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL POPULATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEURODYNAMICS; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; SEIZURES;

EID: 84864005180     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08102.x     Document Type: Article

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