Beyond the edge of chaos: amplification and temporal integration by recurrent networks in the chaotic regime.
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SUBMITTER: Toyoizumi T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5558624 | biostudies-other | 2011 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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