Critical brain hypothesis: A physical theory for when the brain performs best

Re:Critical brain hypothesis: A physical theory for when the... by tgv on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @04:00PM (#34602020)

If you look for something in a complex system, and you look hard enough, you're probably going to find it. The example of epilepsy might just be seeing certain behavior through the lens of the theory. Unfortunately, the article fails to give us any hard definition of criticality.

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Re:Critical brain hypothesis: A physical theory for when the... by mach1ne on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @04:33PM (#34602512)

Amen. I think the generosity of complex systems for different interpretations is the bane of comprehensive model for neuroscience.

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Re:Critical brain hypothesis: A physical theory for when the... by lawrencehook on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @05:22AM (#34608669)

I wonder if it makes any sense to ask if complexity and criticality are inextricable?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsey_theory

> Problems in Ramsey theory typically ask a question of the form: "how big must some structure be to guarantee that a particular property holds?"

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