Thalamocortical circuitry and alpha rhythm slowing: An empirical study based on a classic computational model

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bhattacharya, Basabdatta Sen ^a   Coyle, Damien ^a   Maguire, Liam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

ACTIVITY RESULTS; ALPHA-RHYTHM; ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INHIBITORY ACTIVITY; LOW ALPHA; OUTPUT POWER; OUTPUT SIGNAL; POWER;

TIMING CIRCUITS;

EID: 79959381460     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IJCNN.2010.5596647     Document Type: Conference Paper

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