How critical is brain criticality?

J O'Byrne, K Jerbi - Trends in Neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
Criticality is the singular state of complex systems poised at the brink of a phase transition
between order and randomness. Such systems display remarkable information-processing …

[HTML][HTML] Canalization and plasticity in psychopathology

RL Carhart-Harris, S Chandaria, DE Erritzoe… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
This theoretical article revives a classical bridging construct, canalization, to describe a new
model of a general factor of psychopathology. To achieve this, we have distinguished …

A complex systems perspective on psychedelic brain action

M Girn, FE Rosas, RE Daws, CL Gallen… - Trends in Cognitive …, 2023 - cell.com
Recent findings suggesting the potential transdiagnostic efficacy of psychedelic-assisted
therapy have fostered the need to deepen our understanding of psychedelic brain action …

The technology, opportunities and challenges of synthetic biological intelligence

BJ Kagan, C Gyngell, T Lysaght, VM Cole… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Integrating neural cultures developed through synthetic biology methods with digital
computing has enabled the early development of Synthetic Biological Intelligence (SBI) …

[HTML][HTML] Critical dynamics arise during structured information presentation within embodied in vitro neuronal networks

F Habibollahi, BJ Kagan, AN Burkitt… - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding how brains process information is an incredibly difficult task. Amongst the
metrics characterising information processing in the brain, observations of dynamic near …

In vivo mapping of pharmacologically induced functional reorganization onto the human brain's neurotransmitter landscape

AI Luppi, JY Hansen, R Adapa, RL Carhart-Harris… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
To understand how pharmacological interventions can exert their powerful effects on brain
function, we need to understand how they engage the brain's rich neurotransmitter …

Neural complexity is increased after low doses of LSD, but not moderate to high doses of oral THC or methamphetamine

CH Murray, J Frohlich, CJ Haggarty, I Tare… - …, 2024 - nature.com
Neural complexity correlates with one's level of consciousness. During coma, anesthesia,
and sleep, complexity is reduced. During altered states, including after lysergic acid …

Beyond alpha power: EEG spatial and spectral gradients robustly stratify disorders of consciousness

MA Colombo, A Comanducci, S Casarotto… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Neurophysiological markers can overcome the limitations of behavioural assessments of
Disorders of Consciousness (DoC). EEG alpha power emerged as a promising marker for …

[HTML][HTML] A neurophysiological basis for aperiodic EEG and the background spectral trend

N Brake, F Duc, A Rokos, F Arseneau, S Shahiri… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Electroencephalograms (EEGs) display a mixture of rhythmic and broadband fluctuations,
the latter manifesting as an apparent 1/f spectral trend. While network oscillations are known …

A synergetic turn in cognitive neuroscience of brain diseases

A Ibanez, ML Kringelbach, G Deco - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
Despite significant improvements in our understanding of brain diseases, many barriers
remain. Cognitive neuroscience faces four major challenges: complex structure–function …