Linking Spikes with Neuronal Oscillations
- Editore:
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
- EAN:
9783639097986
- ISBN:
363909798X
- Pagine:
- 124
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Tedesco
Descrizione Linking Spikes with Neuronal Oscillations
The amount of information our sensory systems send tothe brain far exceeds its processing capacity. Tocope with this constant barrage of information, ourbrain has developed the remarkable ability to selectonly the inputs that are behaviorally interesting andrelevant, while filtering out irrelevant stimuli.These attentional mechanisms have been associatedwith oscillatory activity in neural populations (forexample, in EEG recordings). However, it is not knownhow these network oscillations in the brain arerelated to firing properties of neurons. This bookattempts to link the neural firing properties withoscillations observed in small as well as largeneural populations, both in humans and monkeys.Establishing such links are key to understandinghigher order cognitive functions such as attention,multi-sensory integration, working memory, andconsciousness. This book will be of interest toanyone interested in understanding the relationshipbetween neural signals at various levels, especiallyneurophysiologists and clinicians studying thefunctional role of oscillations (in gamma andhigh-gamma range) and theoretical scientistsinterested in rate versus temporal coding.
