Theory 21/The rival is the same mechanism at another scale/Neuroscience
Whole Map or Local Rules?
The claim
Wiring principles require a whole-brain map because the cost-benefit trade-off is global.
01The rival explanation
Local connection rules are scale-free, so a partial map recovers the same principles.
02What would tell them apart
If principles are local, partial maps should agree with each other; if global, different subsets should suggest different optima.
03Prediction
Partial maps should disagree systematically.
04Refutation
If subsets agree, the rival wins.