Avalanche analysis from multi-electrode ensemble recordings in cat, monkey and human cerebral cortex during wakefulness and sleep.

Self-organized critical states are found in many natural systems, from earthquakes to forest fires, they have also been observed in neural systems, particularly, in neuronal cultures. However, the presence of critical states in the awake brain remains controversial. Here, we compared avalanche analy...

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Main Authors: Nima eDehghani, Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos, Zach D Haga, Rebecca eParker, Bradley eGreger, Eric eHalgren, Sydney S Cash, Alain eDestexhe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00302/full