The neuronal basis of attention: Rate versus synchronization modulation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 30, 2008, Pages 7679-7686

  Buehlmann, Andres ^a   Deco, Gustavo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attention; Computational; Gamma; Model; Synchronization; Visual

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DOWN REGULATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GAMMA RADIATION; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAPLORHINI; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; TIME; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HAPLORHINI; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 50549105026     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5640-07.2008     Document Type: Article

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