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A theory of 1/f noise in human cognition

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  • Grigolini, Paolo
  • Aquino, Gerardo
  • Bologna, Mauro
  • Luković, Mirko
  • West, Bruce J.

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The brain is probably the most interesting example of a complex network having 1/f variability as determined through the analysis of EEG time series and magnetoencephalogram recordings. Herein we develop a theory of 1/f noise of human cognition to explain the recent experimental observations that increasing the difficultly of cognitive tasks accelerates the transition from observed 1/f noise to white noise in decision-making time series.

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  • Grigolini, Paolo & Aquino, Gerardo & Bologna, Mauro & Luković, Mirko & West, Bruce J., 2009. "A theory of 1/f noise in human cognition," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 388(19), pages 4192-4204.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:388:y:2009:i:19:p:4192-4204
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2009.06.024
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