The collective brain

Enzo Tagliazucchi; Dante R. Chialvo

doi:10.1142/9789814365826_0004

The collective brain

Enzo Tagliazucchi, Dante R. Chialvo

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Abstract

The unique dynamical features of the critical state can endow the brain with properties which are fundamental for adaptive behavior. This proposal, put forward with Per Bak several years ago, is now supported by a wide body of empirical evidence at different scales demonstrating that the spatiotemporal brain dynamics exhibits key signatures of critical dynamics previously recognized in other complex systems. The rationale behind this program is discussed in these notes, followed by an account of the most recent results, together with a discussion of the physiological significance of these ideas.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Decision Making
Subtitle of host publication	A Psychophysics Application of Network Science
Publisher	World Scientific Publishing Co.
Pages	57-80
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9789814365826
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814365826_0004
State	Published - 1 Jan 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Brain dynamics
Complexity
Criticality
Phase transition

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