Interaction between neocortical and hippocampal networks via slow oscillations.
Both the thalamocortical and limbic systems generate a variety of brain state-dependent rhythms but the relationship between the oscillatory families is not well understood. Transfer of information across structures can be controlled by the offset oscillations. We suggest that slow oscillation of the neocortex, which was discovered by Mircea Steriade, temporally coordinates the self-organized oscillations in the neocortex, entorhinal cortex, subiculum and hippocampus. Transient coupling between rhythms can guide bidirectional information transfer among these structures and might serve to consolidate memory traces.
Sirota
Anton
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Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 197 University Avenue, Newark, USA.
Buzsáki
György
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