Synchronous oscillatory activity in sensory systems: New vistas on mechanisms

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 536-546

  Ritz, Raphael ^a   Sejnowski, Terrence J ^b  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; FIRE; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SLEEP; STRIATE CORTEX; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031425891     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(97)80034-7     Document Type: Article

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