Does the brain oscillate? The dispute on neuronal synchronization

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 41-47

  Pareti, G ^a   De Palma, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neural code; Neuronal assembly; Oscillations; Synchronization; Temporal code; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE POTENTIAL; OSCILLATION; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REVIEW; SIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 3142664837     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-004-0235-2     Document Type: Review

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