Spontaneous neocortical activity and cognitive functions: A neuron-astroglial bio-magnetic and self-organized process

NeuroQuantology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-199

  Banaclocha, Marcos Arturo Martínez ^a   Banaclocha, Helios Martínez ^b  

^a HOSPITAL LLUÍS ALCANYÍS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astroglial network; Attractor; Cognition; Magnetic field; Memory; Self organization; Spontaneous neuronal activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN GANGLION; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MACROGLIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEMORY; NEOCORTEX; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMANTIC MEMORY; SYNAPSE;

EID: 77954681001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13035150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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