Tuning Criticality through Modularity in Biological Neural Networks

• Published in: The Journal of neuroscience Vol. 43; no. 33; pp. 5881 - 5882
• Main Authors: Irani, Martín, Alderson, Thomas H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Society for Neuroscience 16.08.2023
• Subjects: Brain; Brain architecture; Critical point; Journal Club; Modularity; Neural networks; Neural Networks, Computer; Optimization

The brain operates at a critical point between runaway excitation and rapid extinguishment, where activity propagates optimally. The underlying organizational principles that drive the brain towards criticality are not fully understood. Recent studies have shown that local circuits in the cortex ope...