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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Complex Systems
    • Statistical Physics

    Background:

    • Resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) reveals complex temporal dynamics in brain activity.
    • Neuronal avalanches are critical phenomena characterized by power-law distributions.
    • Crucial-event (CE) theory describes systems where events trigger subsequent occurrences.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To determine if the temporal organization of resting-state EEG aligns with CE theory.
    • To examine inter-avalanche intervals (IAI) for statistical properties indicative of CE theory.
    • To investigate the utility of a threshold-optimized framework for analyzing EEG temporal scaling.

    Main Methods:

    • Resting-state EEG data from healthy adults and TBI patients were analyzed.
    • EEG data were converted into avalanche rasters using optimized subject-specific z-score thresholds.
    • Inter-avalanche interval (IAI) distributions were fitted using power law, lognormal, Weibull, and exponential models.
    • Renewal behavior was assessed via autocorrelation analysis and surrogate data testing.
    • Modified Diffusion Entropy Analysis (MDEA) estimated the CE exponent (μ).

    Main Results:

    • Optimized thresholds revealed stable power-law scaling in IAI distributions (1 < τ < 3) with near-zero autocorrelation, suggesting renewal-like temporal organization.
    • The CE exponent (μ) and power-law scaling exponent (τ) captured complementary aspects of temporal structure.
    • Systematic differences in temporal scaling (τ) were observed between TBI patients and healthy controls, with TBI exhibiting compressed quiescent periods.

    Conclusions:

    • The temporal statistics of inter-avalanche intervals in resting-state EEG are consistent with the predictions of crucial-event theory.
    • The developed threshold-optimized framework provides a robust method for quantifying temporal scaling in EEG data across different groups and conditions.