Rhythms in the alpha band in cats and their behavioural correlates.
We describe two sets of rhythmical field potentials that may be recorded from the neocortex of the behaving cat: those at about 14 Hz ('mu' rhythms), in part of the somatic area SI; others at about 10 Hz ('alpha' rhythms), in part of the visual cortex (lateral gyrus). We report their precise localization, their thalamic correlates, their dependence upon a noradrenergic brainstem modulatory mechanism, and finally their possible functional significance.
Rougeul-Buser
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Institut des Neurosciences CNRS et Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
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D000513:Alpha Rhythm; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D002415:Cats; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*