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Instability of Pulse Activity in a Net with Threshold

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    W. R. ASHBY, H. Von FOERSTER & C. C. WALKER

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ASHBY, W., Von FOERSTER, H. & WALKER, C. Instability of Pulse Activity in a Net with Threshold. Nature 196, 561–562 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/196561a0

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