From criticality to cognitive effort: scale-invariant EEG dynamics supporting cognitive flexibility are suppressed by effort
Li Xin Lim, Abhimanyu Bhardwaj, Arthur-Ervin Avrămiea, Klaus Linkenkaer‐Hansen, Asako Mitsuto Nagase, Lily Tran, Woodrow L. Shew, Andrew Westbrook
This study examines how EEG scale-invariance, a measure of proximity to criticality, relates to cognitive flexibility and effort during task-switching.
bioRxiv · May 13, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience