Nested theta to gamma oscillations and precise spatiotemporal firing during memory retrieval in a simulated attractor network

Brain Research

Volumn 1536, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-87

  Herman, Pawel Andrzej ^a   Lundqvist, Mikael ^a   Lansner, Anders ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attractor model; Cortex; Memory; Neuron firing pattern; Oscillation; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DELTA RHYTHM; EXCITATION; GAMMA RHYTHM; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE FIBER; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SIMULATION; SYNAPSE; THETA RHYTHM;

ATTRACTOR MODEL; CORTEX; MEMORY; NEURON FIRING PATTERN; OSCILLATION; SYNCHRONY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; BRAIN WAVES; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURONS; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 84887186957     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.08.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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