The human brain is the most complex information processing system that exists in nature.
Its information processing functionality exists at multiple levels of interactions
which can be influenced by electrical, chemical and physical components governed by
thresholds and saturation phenomena [
[1]
]. When these thresholds are exceeded, saturation is reached, giving rise to nonlinear
behaviour [
[22]
]. The human brain like most dynamic systems in nature typically exhibit chaotic and
complex behaviours with nonlinear dynamic properties [
[3]
]. This chaotic and complex behaviour has prompted the need for methods that can be
used to characterise the human brain in a nonlinear manner.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: June 22, 2016
Accepted:
June 16,
2016
Received in revised form:
June 15,
2016
Received:
May 18,
2016
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