Predicting brain evoked response to external stimuli from temporal correlations of spontaneous activity
Alessandro Sarracino, Oshrit Arviv, Oren Shriki, L. de Arcangelis
Abstract
The authors use a coarse-grained model for neuronal populations to uncover the relation between spontaneous and stimulated brain activity. The results show that the response to an external stimulus is controlled by the correlations of activity fluctuations in the rest state.
Topics & Concepts
MagnetoencephalographyAutocorrelationBrain activity and meditationContext (archaeology)PhysicsExponential decayStatistical physicsExponential functionNeuroscienceNoise (video)Fluctuation-dissipation theoremPsychologyElectroencephalographyMathematicsMathematical analysisComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsArtificial intelligenceStatisticsBiologyPaleontologyImage (mathematics)Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsNeural dynamics and brain functionFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies