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Derivation of a field equation of brain activity

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We present a nonlinear field theory of the brain under realistic anatomical connectivity conditions describing the interaction between functional units within the brain. This macroscopic field theory is derived from the quasi-microscopic conversion properties of neural populations occurring at synapses and somas. Functional units are treated as inhomogeneities within a nonlinear neural tissue.

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  1. Institute for Theoretical Physics and Synergetics, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57/4, 70550, Stuttgart, Germany

    V. K. Jirsa & H. Haken

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Jirsa, V.K., Haken, H. Derivation of a field equation of brain activity. J Biol Phys 22, 101–112 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00954458

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