An outstanding open problem in neuroscience is to understand how neural systems are capable of producing and sustaining complex spatiotemporal dynamics. Computational models that combine local dynamics with in vivo measurements of anatomical and functional connectivity can be used to test potential mechanisms underlying this complexity. We compared two conceptually different mechanisms: noise-driven switching between equilibrium solutions (modeled by coupled Stuart–Landau oscillators) and deterministic chaos (modeled by coupled Rossler oscillators). We found that both models struggled to simultaneously reproduce multiple observables computed from the empirical data. This issue was especially manifested in the case of noise-driven dynamics close to a bifurcation, which imposed overly strong constraints on the optimal model parameters. In contrast, the chaotic model could produce complex behavior over a range of parameters, thus being capable of capturing multiple observables at the same time with good performance. Our observations support the view of the brain as a non-equilibrium system able to produce endogenous variability. We presented a simple model capable of jointly reproducing functional connectivity computed at different temporal scales. Besides adding to our conceptual understanding of brain complexity, our results inform and constrain the future development of biophysically realistic large-scale models.
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February 2021
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February 17 2021
Noise-driven multistability vs deterministic chaos in phenomenological semi-empirical models of whole-brain activity
Juan Piccinini;
Juan Piccinini
a)
1
Buenos Aires Physics Institute and Physics Department, University of Buenos Aires
, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
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Ignacio Perez Ipiñna;
Ignacio Perez Ipiñna
1
Buenos Aires Physics Institute and Physics Department, University of Buenos Aires
, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
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Helmut Laufs
;
Helmut Laufs
2
Neurology Department, University of Kiel
, Kiel 24105, Germany
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Morten Kringelbach
;
Morten Kringelbach
3
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
, Oxford OX3 7JX, United Kingdom
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Gustavo Deco;
Gustavo Deco
4
Center for Brain and Cognition, Computational Neuroscience Group, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
, Barcelona 08002, Spain
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Yonatan Sanz Perl;
Yonatan Sanz Perl
1
Buenos Aires Physics Institute and Physics Department, University of Buenos Aires
, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
4
Center for Brain and Cognition, Computational Neuroscience Group, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
, Barcelona 08002, Spain
5
Center of Cognitive Neuroscience, Universidad de San Andrés
, Victoria B1644BID, Argentina
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Enzo Tagliazucchi
Enzo Tagliazucchi
a)
1
Buenos Aires Physics Institute and Physics Department, University of Buenos Aires
, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
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Juan Piccinini
1,a)
Ignacio Perez Ipiñna
1
Helmut Laufs
2
Morten Kringelbach
3
Gustavo Deco
4
Yonatan Sanz Perl
1,4,5
Enzo Tagliazucchi
1,a)
1
Buenos Aires Physics Institute and Physics Department, University of Buenos Aires
, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
2
Neurology Department, University of Kiel
, Kiel 24105, Germany
3
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
, Oxford OX3 7JX, United Kingdom
4
Center for Brain and Cognition, Computational Neuroscience Group, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
, Barcelona 08002, Spain
5
Center of Cognitive Neuroscience, Universidad de San Andrés
, Victoria B1644BID, Argentina
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected]
Chaos 31, 023127 (2021)
Article history
Received:
August 17 2020
Accepted:
January 29 2021
Citation
Juan Piccinini, Ignacio Perez Ipiñna, Helmut Laufs, Morten Kringelbach, Gustavo Deco, Yonatan Sanz Perl, Enzo Tagliazucchi; Noise-driven multistability vs deterministic chaos in phenomenological semi-empirical models of whole-brain activity. Chaos 1 February 2021; 31 (2): 023127. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0025543
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