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Control of excitable systems is optimal near criticality
Kathleen Finlinson, Woodrow L. Shew, Daniel B. Larremore +1
Experiments suggest that cerebral cortex gains several functional advantages by operating in a dynamical regime near the critical point of a phase transition. However, a long-stand…
Robust entropy requires strong and balanced excitatory and inhibitory synapses
Vidit Agrawal, Andrew B. Cowley, Qusay Alfaori +3
It is widely appreciated that well-balanced excitation and inhibition are necessary for proper function in neural networks. However, in principle, such balance could be achieved by…
Dynamic regulation of resource transport induces criticality in interdependent networks of excitable units
Yogesh S. Virkar, Juan G. Restrepo, Woodrow L. Shew +1
Various functions of a network of excitable units can be enhanced if the network is in the `critical regime', where excitations are, on average, neither damped nor amplified. An im…
A Theoretical Framework for Analyzing Coupled Neuronal Networks: Application to the Olfactory System
Andrea K. Barreiro, Shree Hari Gautam, Woodrow L. Shew +1
Determining how synaptic coupling within and between regions is modulated during sensory processing is an important topic in neuroscience. Electrophysiological recordings provide d…
Metabolite transport through glial networks stabilizes the dynamics of learning
Yogesh S. Virkar, Woodrow L. Shew, Juan G. Restrepo +1
Learning and memory are acquired through long-lasting changes in synapses. In the simplest models, such synaptic potentiation typically leads to runaway excitation, but in reality…
Inhibition causes ceaseless dynamics in networks of excitable nodes
Daniel B. Larremore, Woodrow L. Shew, Edward Ott +2
The collective dynamics of a network of excitable nodes changes dramatically when inhibitory nodes are introduced. We consider inhibitory nodes which may be activated just like exc…