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Damian G Stephen¹, Jason R Anastas, James A Dixon

¹Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.

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Scaling in biology, particularly in cognitive tasks, may not stem from self-organized criticality. Instead, it likely arises from complex interactions across multiple scales and fluctuation sizes.

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Area of Science:

Complex systems science
Cognitive neuroscience
Theoretical biology

Background:

Self-organized criticality (SOC) proposes that local interactions generate multi-scaled structures.
Observed scaling in biology is often attributed to power-law relationships, suggesting homogeneity across scales.
This homogeneity may oversimplify complex biological processes, masking rich cascade dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

To re-evaluate the interpretation of scaling phenomena in biological systems, particularly executive functions.
To propose an alternative framework to self-organized criticality for understanding biological scaling.
To highlight the limitations of single power-law models in capturing complex dynamics.

Main Methods:

Review of recent research on multifractality in executive-function cognitive tasks.
Analysis of the concept of self-similarity in power-law scaling.
Theoretical exploration of multiplicative interactions across multiple scales.

Main Results:

Apparent homogeneity from power-law scaling can be misleading when spanning numerous scales.
Reducing biological processes to a single power-law relationship neglects intricate cascade dynamics.
Multifractality in cognitive tasks suggests complex interactions rather than pure criticality.

Conclusions:

Biological scaling, especially in cognitive functions, is better explained by interactions across multiple scales and fluctuation sizes.
The concept of self-organized criticality may not be the most fitting explanation for observed biological scaling.
Future research should focus on multifractal analyses to understand the complexity of biological systems.