3 papers
q-bio.NC2026
Efficient coding under constraint drives neural systems towards criticality and sloppiness
He Xiao, Xinyue Zhao, Haijun Zhou +1
It is widely accepted that the brain operates near a critical state, characterized by neural avalanches that follow power-law distributions. However, the functional rationale for w…
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
Coarse Graining Reveals a Fluctuation-theorem-like Asymmetry in Financial Markets
Jian Gao, Lufeng Zhang, Ping Fang +4
Fluctuation theorems show how coarse graining transforms microscopic symmetry into observable irreversibility. Here we ask whether an analogous symmetrybased diagnostic can be cons…
q-bio.NC2025
Discontinuous phase transition of feature detection in lateral predictive coding
Zhen-Ye Huang, Weikang Wang, Hai-Jun Zhou
The brain may adopt the strategy of lateral predictive coding (LPC) to construct optimal internal representations for salient features in input sensory signals, reducing the energe…