Landau-Ginzburg theory of cortex dynamics: Scale-free avalanches emerge at the edge of synchronization [Biophysics and Computational Biology]

Understanding the origin, nature, and functional significance of complex patterns of neural activity, as recorded by diverse electrophysiological and neuroimaging techniques, is a central challenge in neuroscience. Such patterns include collective oscillations emerging out of neural synchronization as well as highly heterogeneous outbursts of activity interspersed by periods of quiescence,...

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