Neuronal Avalanches Across the Rat Somatosensory Barrel Cortex and the Effect of Single Whisker Stimulation

Since its first experimental signatures, the so called “critical brain hypothesis” has been extensively studied. Yet, its actual foundations remain elusive. According to a widely accepted teleological reasoning, the brain would be poised to a critical state to optimize the mapping of the noisy and e...

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Main Authors: Benedetta Mariani, Giorgio Nicoletti, Marta Bisio, Marta Maschietto, Roberto Oboe, Alessandro Leparulo, Samir Suweis, Stefano Vassanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2021.709677/full