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Neurochaos: Analyzing the Brain and Its Disorders from a Physics Perspective

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Chaos, Complexity and Leadership 2020

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From stock market dynamics to biophysical variability, many investigations for understanding chaotic behaviors in complex systems have been undertaken. Mathematical models have been developed to reproduce the conditions and approximate end results in these systems with theoretical success albeit limited ecological validity. More recently, however, scientists have been pondering the role of chaos in neuroscience, especially in relation to pathophysiological mechanisms. Does chaos theory have a role in the central nervous system? Can it help explain why some individuals’ brains go awry? Discussion of these and similar questions with potentially promising avenues of research are suggested in this chapter.

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Kavakci, M. (2021). Neurochaos: Analyzing the Brain and Its Disorders from a Physics Perspective. In: Erçetin, Ş.Ş., Açıkalın, Ş.N., Vajzović, E. (eds) Chaos, Complexity and Leadership 2020. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74057-3_3

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