The neuron-level phenomena underlying cognition and consciousness: Synaptic activity and the action potential

Neuroscience

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 556-570

  Cook, N D ^a  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

action potential; cognition; consciousness; excitable cells; sentience; synapse

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

ACTION POTENTIAL; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 43049140191     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.02.042     Document Type: Review

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