John Beggs

John Beggs, director of the Beggs Lab at Indiana University and author of 'The Cortex and the Critical Point,' dives deep into the fascinating world of brain criticality. He explains how our brains thrive at the edge of chaos, balancing order and disorder for optimal processing. Beggs discusses its implications for understanding consciousness, computational capacity, and even links to neurological disorders like Alzheimer's. He reflects on the evolving nature of scientific debate around criticality, emphasizing its significance in both neuroscience and physics.