title: Propagating waves in visual cortex.
abstract: Spatiotemporal patterns of cortical activation occur superimposed upon sensory, motor, and cognitive maps. The papers by Benucci et al. and Xu et al. in this issue of Neuron demonstrate that visual responses propagate in space and may serve to link different visual areas. This is an important step toward understanding how cortical maps relate to activation patterns, a prerequisite to understanding visual cortex function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 215 Stemmler Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6074, USA. diegoc@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Contreras
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D058787:GABA-A Receptor Antagonists; D006801:Humans; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D051381:Rats; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D058787:GABA-A Receptor Antagonists