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SUBMITTER: Huang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4433058 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Huang Xiaoying X Xu Weifeng W Liang Jianmin J Takagaki Kentaroh K Gao Xin X Wu Jian-Young JY
Neuron 20101201 5
Although spiral waves are ubiquitous features of nature and have been observed in many biological systems, their existence and potential function in mammalian cerebral cortex remain uncertain. Using voltage-sensitive dye imaging, we found that spiral waves occur frequently in the neocortex in vivo, both during pharmacologically induced oscillations and during sleep-like states. While their life span is limited, spiral waves can modify ongoing cortical activity by influencing oscillation frequenc ...[more]