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Author Buzsáki, G.

Title Rhythms of the brain / György Buzsáki
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2006

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Description xiv, 448 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Structure defines function -- Diversity of cortical functions is provided by inhibition -- Windows on the brain -- A system of rhythms -- Synchronization by oscillation -- The brain's default state -- Perturbation of the default patterns by experience -- The gamma buzz -- Perceptions and actions are brain state-dependent -- Oscillations in the "other cortex" -- Coupling of systems by oscillations -- The hard problem
Summary "Studies of mechanisms in the brain that allow complicated things to happen in a coordinated fashion have produced some of the most spectacular discoveries in neuroscience. This book provides support for the idea that spontaneous neuron activity, far from being mere noise, is actually the source of our cognitive abilities. It takes a fresh look at the co-evolution of structure and function in the mammalian brain, illustrating how self-emerged oscillatory timing is the brain's fundamental organizer of neuronal information." "In a sequence of cycles, Gyorgy Buzsaki guides the reader from the physics of oscillations through neuronal assembly organization to complex cognitive processing and memory storage. His writing accessible to any reader with some scientific knowledge is supplemented by extensive footnotes and references that make it just as gratifying and instructive a read for the specialist."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Brain -- Physiology.
Oscillations.
Biological rhythms.
Brain -- physiology.
Cortical Synchronization.
Periodicity.
LC no. 2006003082
ISBN 9780195301069 alkaline paper
0195301064 alkaline paper