Fractal characterization of complexity in temporal physiological signals

A Eke, P Herman, L Kocsis… - Physiological …, 2002‏ - iopscience.iop.org
This review first gives an overview on the concept of fractal geometry with definitions and
explanations of the most fundamental properties of fractal structures and processes like self …

Approaching complexity by stochastic methods: From biological systems to turbulence

R Friedrich, J Peinke, M Sahimi, MRR Tabar - Physics Reports, 2011‏ - Elsevier
This review addresses a central question in the field of complex systems: given a fluctuating
(in time or space), sequentially measured set of experimental data, how should one analyze …

The new field of network physiology: building the human physiolome

PC Ivanov - Frontiers in network physiology, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
The human organism comprises various physiological and organ systems, each with its own
structural organization and functional complexity, leading to complex, transient, fluctuating …

PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet: components of a new research resource for complex physiologic signals

AL Goldberger, LAN Amaral, L Glass, JM Hausdorff… - circulation, 2000‏ - ahajournals.org
The newly inaugurated Research Resource for Complex Physiologic Signals, which was
created under the auspices of the National Center for Research Resources of the National …

Network physiology reveals relations between network topology and physiological function

A Bashan, RP Bartsch, JW Kantelhardt, S Havlin… - Nature …, 2012‏ - nature.com
The human organism is an integrated network where complex physiological systems, each
with its own regulatory mechanisms, continuously interact, and where failure of one system …

Fractal dynamics in physiology: alterations with disease and aging

AL Goldberger, LAN Amaral, JM Hausdorff… - Proceedings of the …, 2002‏ - pnas.org
According to classical concepts of physiologic control, healthy systems are self-regulated to
reduce variability and maintain physiologic constancy. Contrary to the predictions of …

Multifractality in human heartbeat dynamics

PC Ivanov, LAN Amaral, AL Goldberger, S Havlin… - Nature, 1999‏ - nature.com
There is evidence that physiological signals under healthy conditions may have a fractal
temporal structure. Here we investigate the possibility that time series generated by certain …

Long-range temporal correlations and scaling behavior in human brain oscillations

K Linkenkaer-Hansen, VV Nikouline, JM Palva… - Journal of …, 2001‏ - jneurosci.org
The human brain spontaneously generates neural oscillations with a large variability in
frequency, amplitude, duration, and recurrence. Little, however, is known about the long …

Effect of nonstationarities on detrended fluctuation analysis

Z Chen, PC Ivanov, K Hu, HE Stanley - Physical review E, 2002‏ - APS
Detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) is a scaling analysis method used to quantify long-
range power-law correlations in signals. Many physical and biological signals are “noisy,” …

Network physiology of exercise: vision and perspectives

N Balagué, R Hristovski, M Almarcha… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
The basic theoretical assumptions of Exercise Physiology and its research directions,
strongly influenced by reductionism, may hamper the full potential of basic science …