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Lotfi, Nastaran
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Fontenele, Antonio J.
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Feliciano, Thais
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Aguiar, Leandro A. A.
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de Vasconcelos, Nivaldo A. P.
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Soares-Cunha, Carina
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Coimbra, Barbara
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Rodrigues, Ana Joao
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Sousa, Nuno
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Copelli, Mauro
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Carelli, Pedro, V
Total Authors: 11
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | PHYSICAL REVIEW E; v. 102, n. 1, p. 9-pg., 2020-07-27. |
| Abstract | |
It has recently been reported that statistical signatures of brain criticality, obtained from distributions of neuronal avalanches, can depend on the cortical state. We revisit these claims with a completely different and independent approach, employing a maximum entropy model to test whether signatures of criticality appear in urethane-anesthetized rats. To account for the spontaneous variation of cortical states, we parse the time series and perform the maximum entropy analysis as a function of the variability of the population spiking activity. To compare data sets with different numbers of neurons, we define a normalized distance to criticality that takes into account the peak and width of the specific heat curve. We found a universal collapse of the normalized distance to criticality dependence on the cortical state, on an animal by animal basis. This indicates a universal dynamics and a critical point at an intermediate value of spiking variability. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/07699-0 - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics - NeuroMat |
| Grantee: | Oswaldo Baffa Filho |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC |