Relating high dimensional stochastic complex systems to low-dimensional intermittency Alvaro Diaz-Ruelas, Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen, Duccio Piovani and Alberto Robledo Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics, 226 3 (2017) 341-351 Published online: 06 March 2017 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2016-60264-4