Gliders, Blinkers, and Pulsars: Complexity and the Game of Life

All three models of self-organized criticality, network science, and cellular automata offer valuable insight into the complex behavior of the brain. Learn more about these models as well as their strengths and limitations.

Topics

  • quantum computer
  • microtubules
  • self-organized criticality
  • network science
  • graph theory
  • physiological systems
  • complex behavior
  • cellular automata
  • Game of Life
  • intercellular calcium waves
  • astrocytes
  • hippocampus
  • retina
  • John Conway
  • Roger Penrose
  • SOC
  • Stephan Wolfram
  • Stuart Hammeroff