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process > neurophysiological process > neural oscillation

Preferred term

neural oscillation  

Definition

  • A neurophysiological process consisting of rhythmic and periodic fluctuations in electrical activity within large populations of neurons.

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Synonym(s)

  • brain oscillation
  • brain rhythm
  • brainwave
  • cortical oscillation
  • oscillatory brain mechanism

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Hanslmayr, S., Staresina, B. P., & Jensen, O. (2024). Oscillatory brain mechanisms for memory formation: Online and offline processes. In M. J. Kahana & A. D. Wagner (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Human Memory: Foundations and Applications (pp. 711–739). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190917982.013.25

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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In other languages

  • oscillation neuronale

    French

  • mécanisme cérébral oscillatoire
  • onde cérébrale
  • oscillation cérébrale
  • rythme cérébral

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-Z2ZJD3QQ-Q

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