title: The problem of gestalt in neurobiology.
abstract: The question of gestalts is discussed within the framework of its neuronal mechanisms. Two basic hypotheses are considered: 1) that of gestalts as a result of the hierarchical organization of neurons (gnostic units), and 2) that of gestalts as a result of the synchronization of neurons of a given level. Analysis of published data led to the conclusion that gestalts result from vector coding in the hierarchical organization of neurons. High-frequency oscillations in the gamma range (40-200 Hz) are of endogenous origin, and their function is to reinforce the synaptic inputs to those neurons which are involved in the synthesis of a gestalt.
authors.affiliation: M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University.
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Sokolov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D005863:Gestalt Theory; D006801:Humans; D009446:Neurobiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*