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A parsimonious model of the universal 1/f-like behavior of neural field spectra

Kramer, M. A.; Chu, C. J.

2023-03-12 neuroscience
10.1101/2023.03.10.532077 bioRxiv
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Consistent observations across recording modalities, experiments, and neural systems find neural field spectra with 1/f-like scaling, eliciting many alternative theories to explain this universal phenomenon. We show that a general dynamical system with stochastic drive and minimal assumptions generates 1/f-like spectra consistent with the range of values observed in vivo, without requiring a specific biological mechanism or collective critical behavior.

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