Criticality in Neural Systems

Leading authorities in the field review current experimental and theoretical knowledge oncriticality and brain function.The book begins by summarizing experimental evidence for criticality and self-organizedcriticality in the brain. Subsequently, important breakthroughs in modeling of critical neuronal circuits and how to establish self-organized criticality in the brain are described.A milestone publication, defining upcoming directions of research in this new fi eld and set to become the primary source of information on the brain and criticality.

Neurowissenschaftler suchen nach Antworten auf die Fragen, wie wir lernen und Information speichern, welche Prozesse im Gehirn verantwortlich sind und in welchem Zeitrahmen diese ablaufen. Die Konzepte, die aus der Physik kommen und weiterentwickelt werden, können in Medizin und Soziologie, aber auch in Robotik und Bildanalyse Anwendung finden.Zentrales Thema dieses Buches sind die sogenannten kritischen Phänomene im Gehirn. Diese werden mithilfe mathematischer und physikalischer Modelle beschrieben, mit denen man auch Erdbeben, Waldbrände oder die Ausbreitung von Epidemien modellieren kann. Neuere Erkenntnisse haben ergeben, dass diese selbstgeordneten Instabilitäten auch im Nervensystem auftreten.Dieses Referenzwerk stellt theoretische und experimentelle Befunde internationaler Gehirnforschung vor zeichnet die Perspektiven dieses neuen Forschungsfeldes auf.

Neuronal Avalanches in Cortical NetworksDietmar PlenzThe Dynamic Brain in Action: Coordinative StructuresCriticality and Coordination DynamicsJ. A. Scott KelsoCritical Brain Dynamics at Large ScaleDante R ChialvoThe Correlation of the Neuronal Long-range Temporal Correlations, Avalanche Dynamics with the Behavioral Scaling Laws and Interindividual VariabilityJ. Matias Palva and Satu PalvaThe Turbulent Human BrainArnold. J. Mandell, Stephen E. Robinson, Karen A. Selz, Constance Schrader, Tom Holroyd and Richard CoppolaThermodynamic Model of Criticality in the Cortex Based on EEG/ECoG DataRobert Kozma, Marko Puljic and Walter J. FreemanNeuronal Avalanches in the Human BrainOren Shriki and Dietmar PlenzCritical Slowing and PerceptionKarl Friston, Michael Breakspear and Gustavo DecoSelf-organized Criticality in Neural Network ModelsMatthias Rybarsch and Stefan BornholdtSingle Neuron Response Fluctuations: A Self-organized Criticality Point of ViewAsaf Gal and Shimon MaromActivity Dependent Model for Neuronal AvalanchesLucilla de Arcangelis and Hans J. HerrmannThe Neuronal Network Oscillation as a Critical PhenomenonRichard Hardstone, Huibert D. Mansvelder, Klaus Linkenkaer-HansenCritical Exponents, Universality Class & Thermodynamic: The "Temperature" Of the BrainShan Yu, Hongdian Yang, Oren Shriki and Dietmar PlenzPeak Variability and Optimal Performance in Cortical Networks at CriticalityHongdian Yang, Woodrow L. Shew, Rajarshy Roy, and Dietmar PlenzCriticality At Work: How Do Critical Networks Respond to Stimuli?Mauro CopelliCritical Dynamics in Complex NetworksDaniel B. Larremore, Woodrow L. Shew, Juan G. RestrepoMechanisms of Self-organized Criticality in Adaptive NetworksThilo Gross, Anne-Ly Do, Felix Droste, and Christian MeiselCortical Networks with Lognormal Synaptic Connectivity and their Implications in Neuronal AvalanchesTomoki Fukai, Vladimir Klinshov and Jun-nosuke TeramaeJump Right In: Transitions to Criticality in Neural Systems with Dynamic SynapsesAnna Levina, J. Michael Herrmann, Theo GeiselNon-conservative Neuronal Networks During Up states Self-organize Near Critical PointsStefan Mihalas, Daniel Millman, Ramakrishnan Iyer, Alfredo Kirkwood and Ernst NieburSelf-organized Criticality and Near Criticality in Neural NetworksJ. D. Cowan, J. Neuman, and W. van DrongelenNeural Dynamics: Criticality, Cooperation, Avalanches and Entrainment between Complex NetworksP. Grigolini, M. Zare, A. Svenkeson, B. J. WestComplex Networks: From Social Crises to Neuronal AvalanchesB. J. West, M. Turalska and P. GrigoliniThe Dynamics of NeuromodulationGerhard Werner and Bernhard J. Mitterauer