Many studies have suggested that the brain is in a so-called self-organized critical state (Bak, 1996; Chialvo and Bak, 1999; Linkenkaer-Hansen et al., 2001; Beggs and Plenz, 2003; Chialvo, 2004, 2007, 2010; Poil et al., 2008; He et al., 2010;
Overview of self-organized criticality (SOC)
There are many articles about self-organized criticality (SOC). I have here collected links to some of my online articles on SOC. These articles contain many references, which should lead you further in your study of SOC. General overview articles Introduction
Article: Critical-State Dynamics of Avalanches and Oscillations Jointly Emerge from Balanced Excitation/Inhibition in Neuronal Networks
Simon-Shlomo Poil*, Richard Hardstone*, Huibert D. Mansvelder, Klaus Linkenkaer-Hansen The Journal of Neuroscience, 18 July 2012, 32(29): 9817-9823; doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5990-11.2012 Criticality has gained widespread interest in neuroscience as an attractive framework for understanding the character and functional implications of
Introduction to Self-organized Criticality (SOC) – Part 2
(This is an excerpt from my master thesis: Please cite as; S.-S. Poil, Temporal correlations and criticality in models of neuronal networks, M.sc. thesis, University of Copenhagen & VU University Amsterdam, 2007 and/or link to http://www.poil.dk/s/self-organized-criticality-soc/55 ) See part 1 of “Introduction