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Chaotic Dynamics and Resonance Phenomena in Brain Function: Progress, Perspectives, and Thoughts

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My main goal by writing this survey is to try to bridge our knowledge in chaos research with analysis of brain oscillatory phenomena both at the neuronal and the EEG level.

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Başar, E. (1990). Chaotic Dynamics and Resonance Phenomena in Brain Function: Progress, Perspectives, and Thoughts. In: Başar, E. (eds) Chaos in Brain Function. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75545-3_1

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