| Title |
Spike Avalanches Exhibit Universal Dynamics across the Sleep-Wake Cycle
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0014129 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tiago L. Ribeiro, Mauro Copelli, Fábio Caixeta, Hindiael Belchior, Dante R. Chialvo, Miguel A. L. Nicolelis, Sidarta Ribeiro |
| Abstract |
Scale-invariant neuronal avalanches have been observed in cell cultures and slices as well as anesthetized and awake brains, suggesting that the brain operates near criticality, i.e. within a narrow margin between avalanche propagation and extinction. In theory, criticality provides many desirable features for the behaving brain, optimizing computational capabilities, information transmission, sensitivity to sensory stimuli and size of memory repertoires. However, a thorough characterization of neuronal avalanches in freely-behaving (FB) animals is still missing, thus raising doubts about their relevance for brain function. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 3% |
| Germany | 4 | 2% |
| France | 3 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Greece | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 183 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 49 | 24% |
| Researcher | 44 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 18 | 9% |
| Professor | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 38 | 19% |
| Unknown | 18 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 54 | 27% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 40 | 20% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 34 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 10% |
| Engineering | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 22 | 11% |
| Unknown | 25 | 12% |