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Functions of gamma‐band synchronization in cognition: from single circuits to functional diversity across cortical and subcortical systems

Overview of attention for article published in European Journal of Neuroscience, May 2014
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Title
Functions of gamma‐band synchronization in cognition: from single circuits to functional diversity across cortical and subcortical systems
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European Journal of Neuroscience, May 2014
DOI 10.1111/ejn.12606
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Authors

Conrado A. Bosman, Carien S. Lansink, Cyriel M. A. Pennartz

Abstract

Gamma-band activity (30-90 Hz) and the synchronization of neural activity in the gamma-frequency range have been observed in different cortical and subcortical structures and have been associated with different cognitive functions. However, it is still unknown whether gamma-band synchronization subserves a single universal function or a diversity of functions across the full spectrum of cognitive processes. Here, we address this question reviewing the mechanisms of gamma-band oscillation generation and the functions associated with gamma-band activity across several cortical and subcortical structures. Additionally, we raise a plausible explanation of why gamma rhythms are found so ubiquitously across brain structures. Gamma band activity originates from the interplay between inhibition and excitation. We stress that gamma oscillations, associated with this interplay, originate from basic functional motifs that conferred advantages for low-level system processing and multiple cognitive functions throughout evolution. We illustrate the multifunctionality of gamma-band activity by considering its role in neural systems for perception, selective attention, memory, motivation and behavioral control. We conclude that gamma-band oscillations support multiple cognitive processes, rather than a single one, which, however, can be traced back to a limited set of circuit motifs which are found universally across species and brain structures.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 4 1%
United States 3 <1%
Canada 2 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Chile 1 <1%
Portugal 1 <1%
Hungary 1 <1%
Greece 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 292 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 74 24%
Student > Master 52 17%
Researcher 46 15%
Student > Bachelor 34 11%
Professor > Associate Professor 15 5%
Other 49 16%
Unknown 37 12%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Neuroscience 101 33%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 66 21%
Psychology 39 13%
Medicine and Dentistry 15 5%
Engineering 10 3%
Other 25 8%
Unknown 51 17%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 December 2023.
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#6,758,455
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#2,114
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#59,655
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Outputs of similar age from European Journal of Neuroscience
#16
of 111 outputs
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