Precisely synchronized oscillatory firing patterns require electroencephalographic activation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3992-4010

  Herculano Houzel, Suzana ^a,b   Munk, Matthias H J ^a   Neuenschwander, Sergio ^a   Singer, Wolf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cortical activation; EEG; Sleep; Synchronization; Thalamocortical interactions; Visual perception; frequency oscillations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; MESENCEPHALON RETICULAR FORMATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; VISION;

EID: 0033562597     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-10-03992.1999     Document Type: Article

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