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Synergistic positive feedback mechanisms. A schematic of the positive feedback mechanisms, manifest at the cellular level, which contribute to the steep-sided tipping point between physiological and ictal attractor states. An extended discussion of various negative feedback features within cortical networks, that stabilize the normal physiological state, can be found in review by Major et al. 42
