TY  - JOUR
A1  - Uhlhaas, Peter J.
A1  - Pipa, Gordon
A1  - Lima, Bruss
A1  - Melloni, Lucia
A1  - Neuenschwander, Sergio
A1  - Nikolić, Danko
A1  - Singer, Wolf
T1  - Neural synchrony in cortical networks : history, concept and current status
T2  - Frontiers in integrative neuroscience
N2  - Following the discovery of context-dependent synchronization of oscillatory neuronal responses in the visual system, the role of neural synchrony in cortical networks has been expanded to provide a general mechanism for the coordination of distributed neural activity patterns. In the current paper, we present an update of the status of this hypothesis through summarizing recent results from our laboratory that suggest important new insights regarding the mechanisms, function and relevance of this phenomenon. In the first part, we present recent results derived from animal experiments and mathematical simulations that provide novel explanations and mechanisms for zero and nero-zero phase lag synchronization. In the second part, we shall discuss the role of neural synchrony for expectancy during perceptual organization and its role in conscious experience. This will be followed by evidence that indicates that in addition to supporting conscious cognition, neural synchrony is abnormal in major brain disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders. We conclude this paper with suggestions for further research as well as with critical issues that need to be addressed in future studies.
KW  - synchrony
KW  - oscillations
KW  - gamma
KW  - cortex
KW  - cognition
Y1  - 2009
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/27267
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-272671
SN  - 1662-5145
N1  - Copyright: © 2009 Uhlhaas, Pipa, Lima, Melloni, Neuenschwander, Nikolić and Singer. This is an open-access article subject to an exclusive license agreement between the authors and the Frontiers Research Foundation, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited.
VL  - 3
IS  - Article 17
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -