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<b>Date:</b> Nov 4, 2022, 10:30 AM -0400<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Neuro Event: Feindel Seminar Series -How critical is brain criticality? : Emergent computation and cognition near the edge of a phase transition - November 9, 4 p.m.<br>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt;background:white">How critical is brain criticality?: Emergent computation and cognition near the edge of a phase transition</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.4pt;background:white"></span></b></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jordan O’Byrne</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PhD candidate, Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Canada</span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, November 9, 2022</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 p.m. EST</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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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 capabilities, evoking the compelling hypothesis that the brain may itself be
critical. This foundational idea is now drawing renewed interest thanks to high-density data and converging cross-disciplinary knowledge. Together, these lines of inquiry have shed light on the intimate link between criticality, computation, and cognition.
In this talk, I will present an introduction to the theory of critical phenomena and its application in neuroscience. I will lay out the case for the “distance to criticality†in brain dynamics as a relevant neural property for understanding both healthy and
pathological changes in cognition and behaviour, one that forms a direct mechanistic link between neurons at the micro scale and computation at the macro scale.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Feindel Seminar Series at The Neuro</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Advances the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms. The talks will highlight
the latest advances and discoveries in neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, and neuroimaging.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Speakers will include scientists from across The Neuro, as well as colleagues and collaborators locally and from around the world. The series is intended to provide a virtual
forum for scientists and trainees to continue to foster interdisciplinary exchanges on the mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of brain and cognitive disorders.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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Kelly</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Conference and Events Coordinator, The Neuro</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"></span></p>
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