Synaptic strengthening and continuum activity-wave growth in temporal sequencing during cognitive tasks

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-204

  Leisman, Gerry ^a,c   Koch, Paul ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c 305 Carnegie Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cell assemblies; Cognition; Continuum theory; Neural networks; Wave growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; COGNITION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONDITIONING; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE;

COGNITION; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037295039     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450390162029     Document Type: Article

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