High-resolution imaging of neuronal networks reveals that spontaneous bursts of collective activity are a consequence of an implosive concentration of noise.
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Beggs, J. Focus amidst the noise. Nature Phys 9, 533–534 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2707
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