The role of the circadian system in fractal neurophysiological control

Biological Reviews

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 873-894

  Pittman Polletta, Benjamin R ^a,b   Scheer, Frank A J L ^a,b   Butler, Matthew P ^a,b   Shea, Steven A ^a,b,c   Hu, Kun ^a,b,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Circadian biology; Fractal fluctuations; Fractal physiology; Heart rate; Nonlinear dynamics; Physiological control; Scale invariance; Spontaneous motor activity; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FRACTALS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FRACTALS;

EID: 84884981120     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12032     Document Type: Article

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