Synchronous neural oscillations and cognitive processes

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 553-559

  Ward, Lawrence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; NEUROLOGY; OSCILLATIONS;

NEUROSCIENCE; SYNCHRONOUS NEURAL OSCILLATIONS;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

ALPHA RHYTHM; ATTENTION; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DENDRITIC CELL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GAMMA RHYTHM; HUMAN; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THETA RHYTHM; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0344825173     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2003.10.012     Document Type: Review

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