Rhythms of the brain / György Buzsáki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buzsáki, G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain--Physiology.

Brain.

Oscillations.

Biological rhythms.

Brain--physiology.

Cortical Synchronization.

Periodicity.

Medical Subjects:

Brain--physiology.

Cortical Synchronization.

Periodicity.

Physical Description:

xiv, 448 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

Rhythms of the Brain provides eloquent 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 coevolution of structure and function in the mammalian brain, illustrating how self-emerged oscillatory timing is the brain's fundamental organizer of neuronal information... The coherent view of a single author who has been at the forefront of research in this exciting field, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in our rapidly evolving understanding of the brain. Book jacket.

Contents:

Structure defines function

Diversity of cortical functions is provided by inhibition

Windows on the brain

A system of rhythms: from simple to complex dynamics

Synchronization by oscillation

The brain's default state: self-organized oscillations in rest and sleep

Perturbation of the default patterns by experience

The gamma buzz: gluing by oscillations in the waking brain

Perceptions and actions are brain-state dependent

Oscillations in the "other cortex": navigation in real and memory space

Coupling of systems by oscillations

Tough problems.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-432) and index.

ISBN:

0195301064

OCLC:

63279497

Publisher Number:

9780195301069

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