title: Fractal complexity in spontaneous EEG metastable-state transitions: new vistas on integrated neural dynamics.
abstract: Resting-state EEG signals undergo rapid transition processes (RTPs) that glue otherwise stationary epochs. We study the fractal properties of RTPs in space and time, supporting the hypothesis that the brain works at a critical state. We discuss how the global intermittent dynamics of collective excitations is linked to mentation, namely non-constrained non-task-oriented mental activity.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Pisa, Italy. allegrip@df.unipi.it
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Allegrini
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paradisi
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Menicucci
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gemignani