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On the brink of chaos: Physicists find phase transition in visual cortex
June 29, 2015 by NewsBot
Intense visual input forces the brain into a brief moment of chaos, but the visual cortex spontaneously returns the brain to its optimal function, physicists have found. The finding advances fundamental understanding of how a healthy visual system processes information.