Relationships between image structure and gamma oscillations and synchronization in visual cortex of cats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1440-1452

  Molotchnikoff, Stéphane ^a   Shumikhina, Svetlana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Binding; FFT; Neuron; Temporal correlation; Visual system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CATS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; NEURONS; PERIODICITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0034008708     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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