Are neocortical gamma waves related to consciousness?

Brain Research

Volumn 855, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 217-224

  Vanderwolf, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Behavior; Consciousness; Dementia, Electrocorticogram; Gamma wave; Neocortex

Indexed keywords

ETHER; ISOFLURANE; PHENYLALANINE; SCOPOLAMINE; URETHAN;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLEEP; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; WAKEFULNESS;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; NEOCORTEX; RATS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0034645907     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02351-3     Document Type: Article

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