Hierarchical modular structure enhances the robustness of self-organized criticality in neural networks

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 14, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wang, Sheng Jun ^a   Zhou, Changsong ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTIONS; COUPLING STRENGTHS; CRITICAL STATE; MODULAR STRUCTURES; PARAMETER REGIONS; SELF-ORGANIZED CRITICALITY; STRUCTURE PROPERTY;

CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

EID: 84863121491     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/14/2/023005     Document Type: Article

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