Neural synchrony in cortical networks: history, concept and current status

Following the discovery of context-dependent synchronization of oscillatory neuronal responses in the visual system, the role of neural synchrony in cortical networks has been expanded to provide a general mechanism for the coordination of distributed neural activity patterns. In the current paper, we present an update of the status of this hypothesis through summarizing recent results from our laboratory that suggest important new insights regarding the mechanisms, function and relevance of this phenomenon. In the first part, we present recent results derived from animal experiments and mathematical simulations that provide novel explanations and mechanisms for zero and nero-zero phase lag synchronization. In…

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  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
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  Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

  Award: 01GQ0840
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  Max-Planck-Gesellschaft