title: Normal and pathological oscillatory communication in the brain.
abstract: The huge number of neurons in the human brain are connected to form functionally specialized assemblies. The brain's amazing processing capabilities rest on local communication within and long-range communication between these assemblies. Even simple sensory, motor and cognitive tasks depend on the precise coordination of many brain areas. Recent improvements in the methods of studying long-range communication have allowed us to address several important questions. What are the common mechanisms that govern local and long-range communication and how do they relate to the structure of the brain? How does oscillatory synchronization subserve neural communication? And what are the consequences of abnormal synchronization?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. schnitza@uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: Alfons
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schnitzler
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*