Rhythms in the alpha band in cats and their behavioural correlates

Author(s): Buser, P.

Journal/Book: Int J Psychophysiol. 1997; 26: PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands. Elsevier Science BV. 191-203.

Abstract: We describe two sets of rhythmical field potentials that may be recorded from the neocortex of the behaving cat: those at about 14 Hz ('mu' rhythms), in part of the somatic area SI; others at about 10 Hz ('alpha' rhythms), in part of the visual cortex (lateral gyrus). We report their precise localization, their thalamic correlates, their dependence upon a noradrenergic brainstem modulatory mechanism, and finally their possible functional significance.

Note: Article RougeulBuser A, CNRS, Inst Neurosci, 9 Quai St Bernard, F-750005 Paris, FRANCE

Keyword(s): rhythmical field potentials; neocortex; visual cortex; PIG THALAMIC NEURONS; ATTENTIVE BEHAVIOR; LOCUS COERULEUS; VISUAL-CORTEX; IMMOBILITY; ACTIVATION; MODULATION; INVITRO; EEG; RAT

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