Scale invariance in natural and artificial collective systems: a review
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More on criticality:
Beggs, J. M. (2008). The criticality hypothesis: how local cortical networks might optimize information processing. Philos. Trans. A Math. Phys. Eng. Sci.366, 329–343. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2007.2092
Shew, W. L., and Plenz, D. (2013). The functional benefits of criticality in the cortex. Neuroscientist19, 88–100. doi: 10.1177/1073858412445487
Shew, W. L., Yang, H., Petermann, T., Roy, R., and Plenz, D. (2009). Neuronal avalanches imply maximum dynamic range in cortical networks at criticality. J. Neurosci.29, 15595–15600. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3864-09.2009
Shew, W. L., Yang, H., Yu, S., Roy, R., and Plenz, D. (2011). Information capacity and transmission are maximized in balanced cortical networks with neuronal avalanches. J. Neurosci.31, 55–63. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4637-10.2011