Neuronal Oscillations

HST.722J/9.044J - Fall 2007
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Role of neuronal oscillations in perceptual binding and scene analysis (Dykstra/Melcher)

Neuronal communication through neuronal coherence (from Fries 2005)

Background

  1. Fries P. A mechanism for cognitive dynamics: Neuronal communication through neuronal coherence. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 19: 474-480, 2005.  PDF

  2. Bartos M, Vida I, Jonas P. Synaptic mechanisms of synchronized gamma oscillations in inhibitory interneuron networks. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 8: 45-56, 2007. PDF

Papers for Discussion

  1. Lakatos P, Shah AS, Knuth KH, Ulbert I, Karmos G, Schroeder CE. An Oscillatory Hierarchy Controlling Neuronal Excitability and Stimulus Processing in the Auditory Cortex. J. Neurophysiol 94:1904-1911, 2005.  PDF  Discussed 12/11

  2. Schaefer AT, Angelo K, Spors H, Margrie TW.  Neuronal Oscillations Enhance Stimulus Discrimination by Ensuring Action Potential Precision. PLOS Biol 4:e163, 2006. PDF  Discussed 12/11

  3. Canolty RT, Edwards E, Dalal SS, Soltani M, Nagarajan SS, Kirsch HE, Berger MS, Barbaro, NM, Knight RT.  High Gamma Power Is Phase-Locked to Theta Oscillations in Human Neocortex. Science 313:1626-1628, 2007.  PDF  Discussed 12/11