The Functional Benefits of Criticality in the Cortex

Maximal Variability of Phase Synchrony in Cortical Networks with Neuronal Avalanches

(2012) H. Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Hierarchical modular structure enhances the robustness of self-organized criticality in neural networks

(2012) Sheng-Jun Wang et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

Effects of network topology, transmission delays, and refractoriness on the response of coupled excitable systems to a stochastic stimulus

(2011) Daniel B. Larremore et al.   CHAOS

Information Capacity and Transmission Are Maximized in Balanced Cortical Networks with Neuronal Avalanches

(2011) W. L. Shew et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction

(2011) Ofer Yizhar et al.   NATURE

Multiscale Model of an Inhibitory Network Shows Optimal Properties near Bifurcation

(2011) Christopher L. Buckley et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Predicting Criticality and Dynamic Range in Complex Networks: Effects of Topology

(2011) Daniel B. Larremore et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Neurobiologically Realistic Determinants of Self-Organized Criticality in Networks of Spiking Neurons

(2011) Mikail Rubinov et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

A few strong connections: optimizing information retention in neuronal avalanches

(2010) Wei Chen et al.   BMC NEUROSCIENCE

Neuronal Avalanches in Spontaneous Activity In Vivo

(2010) Gerald Hahn et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Distinct FGFs promote differentiation of excitatory and inhibitory synapses

(2010) Akiko Terauchi et al.   NATURE

Dysfunction in GABA signalling mediates autism-like stereotypies and Rett syndrome phenotypes

(2010) Hsiao-Tuan Chao et al.   NATURE

Self-organized criticality occurs in non-conservative neuronal networks during ‘up’ states

(2010) Daniel Millman et al.   Nature Physics

Developmental maturation of excitation and inhibition balance in principal neurons across four layers of somatosensory cortex

(2010) Z. Zhang et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Observed network dynamics from altering the balance between excitatory and inhibitory neurons in cultured networks

(2010) Xin Chen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Spike Avalanches Exhibit Universal Dynamics across the Sleep-Wake Cycle

(2010) Tiago L. Ribeiro et al.   PLoS One

Scaling laws in cognitive sciences

(2010) Christopher T. Kello et al.   TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES

Self-Organized Criticality in Developing Neuronal Networks

(2010) Christian Tetzlaff et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Hierarchy and dynamics of neural networks

(2010) Marcus Kaiser   Frontiers in Neuroinformatics

Decreased GABAAreceptors and benzodiazepine binding sites in the anterior cingulate cortex in autism

(2009) A. Oblak et al.   Autism Research

Involvement of Nicotinic and Muscarinic Receptors in the Endogenous Cholinergic Modulation of the Balance between Excitation and Inhibition in the Young Rat Visual Cortex

(2009) E. Lucas-Meunier et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Serotoninergic Fine-Tuning of the Excitation–Inhibition Balance in Rat Visual Cortical Networks

(2009) Alexandre William Moreau et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Arousal increases the representational capacity of cortical tissue

(2009) Tomer Fekete et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE

Common circuit defect of excitatory-inhibitory balance in mouse models of autism

(2009) Nadine Gogolla et al.   Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neuronal Avalanches Imply Maximum Dynamic Range in Cortical Networks at Criticality

(2009) W. L. Shew et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Input normalization by global feedforward inhibition expands cortical dynamic range

(2009) Frédéric Pouille et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Repetitive Self-Grooming Behavior in the BTBR Mouse Model of Autism is Blocked by the mGluR5 Antagonist MPEP

(2009) Jill L Silverman et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

The Role of Epilepsy and Epileptiform EEGs in Autism Spectrum Disorders

(2009) Sarah J Spence et al.   PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

Ising-like dynamics in large-scale functional brain networks

(2009) Daniel Fraiman et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Adaptive self-organization in a realistic neural network model

(2009) Christian Meisel et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Spontaneous cortical activity in awake monkeys composed of neuronal avalanches

(2009) T. Petermann et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Statistical mechanics of the neocortex

(2009) Michael A. Buice et al.   PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Broadband Criticality of Human Brain Network Synchronization

(2009) Manfred G. Kitzbichler et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Perceptual metrics of individuals with autism provide evidence for disinhibition

(2008) Vinay Tannan et al.   Autism Research

Brain hyper-reactivity to auditory novel targets in children with high-functioning autism

(2008) M. Gomot et al.   BRAIN

Expression of GABAB Receptors Is Altered in Brains of Subjects with Autism

(2008) S. Hossein Fatemi et al.   CEREBELLUM

Avalanche dynamics of human brain oscillations: Relation to critical branching processes and temporal correlations

(2008) Simon-Shlomo Poil et al.   HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING

Synaptic Imbalance, Stereotypies, and Impaired Social Interactions in Mice with Altered Neuroligin 2 Expression

(2008) R. M. Hines et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Multiple Modes of Network Homeostasis in Visual Cortical Layer 2/3

(2008) A. Maffei et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Instantaneous correlation of excitation and inhibition during ongoing and sensory-evoked activities

(2008) Michael Okun et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Recurrent Infomax Generates Cell Assemblies, Neuronal Avalanches, and Simple Cell-Like Selectivity

(2008) Takuma Tanaka et al.   NEURAL COMPUTATION

Self-organization and neuronal avalanches in networks of dissociated cortical neurons

(2008) V. Pasquale et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Neuronal avalanches organize as nested theta- and beta/gamma-oscillations during development of cortical layer 2/3

(2008) E. D. Gireesh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Consciousness and Anesthesia

(2008) M. T. Alkire et al.   SCIENCE

Homeostasis of neuronal avalanches during postnatal cortex development in vitro

(2007) Craig V. Stewart et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

The criticality hypothesis: how local cortical networks might optimize information processing

(2007) J. M Beggs   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES