Dynamics

• What is a dynamical system? What is meant by a "stable" dynamical system? An "unstable" system? Give examples of each.
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• We frequently read statements such as "the electrical activity in brain area XYZ is chaotic"? What does this mean, how can it be tested and what might it imply?
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• What is meant by the term "transfer function"? And "impulse response"? What kinds of dynamical system can be fully characterized by their impulse response (give examples)?

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