Dynamical properties and mechanisms of metastability: a perspective in neuroscience

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Autori principali: Rossi, Kalel L., Budzinski, Roberto C., Medeiros, Everton S., Boaretto, Bruno R. R., Muller, Lyle, Feudel, Ulrike
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author Rossi, Kalel L.
Budzinski, Roberto C.
Medeiros, Everton S.
Boaretto, Bruno R. R.
Muller, Lyle
Feudel, Ulrike
author_facet Rossi, Kalel L.
Budzinski, Roberto C.
Medeiros, Everton S.
Boaretto, Bruno R. R.
Muller, Lyle
Feudel, Ulrike
contents Metastability, characterized by a variability of regimes in time, is a ubiquitous type of neural dynamics. It has been formulated in many different ways in the neuroscience literature, however, which may cause some confusion. In this Perspective, we discuss metastability from the point of view of dynamical systems theory. We extract from the literature a very simple but general definition through the concept of metastable regimes as long-lived but transient epochs of activity with unique dynamical properties. This definition serves as an umbrella term that encompasses formulations from other works, and readily connects to concepts from dynamical systems theory. This allows us to examine general dynamical properties of metastable regimes, propose in a didactic manner several dynamics-based mechanisms that generate them, and discuss a theoretical tool to characterize them quantitatively. This perspective leads to insights that help to address issues debated in the literature and also suggest pathways for future research.
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spellingShingle Dynamical properties and mechanisms of metastability: a perspective in neuroscience
Rossi, Kalel L.
Budzinski, Roberto C.
Medeiros, Everton S.
Boaretto, Bruno R. R.
Muller, Lyle
Feudel, Ulrike
Neurons and Cognition
Dynamical Systems
Chaotic Dynamics
Metastability, characterized by a variability of regimes in time, is a ubiquitous type of neural dynamics. It has been formulated in many different ways in the neuroscience literature, however, which may cause some confusion. In this Perspective, we discuss metastability from the point of view of dynamical systems theory. We extract from the literature a very simple but general definition through the concept of metastable regimes as long-lived but transient epochs of activity with unique dynamical properties. This definition serves as an umbrella term that encompasses formulations from other works, and readily connects to concepts from dynamical systems theory. This allows us to examine general dynamical properties of metastable regimes, propose in a didactic manner several dynamics-based mechanisms that generate them, and discuss a theoretical tool to characterize them quantitatively. This perspective leads to insights that help to address issues debated in the literature and also suggest pathways for future research.
title Dynamical properties and mechanisms of metastability: a perspective in neuroscience
topic Neurons and Cognition
Dynamical Systems
Chaotic Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.05328