Dissecting Transient Burst Events.
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SUBMITTER: Zich C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653675 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
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Dissecting Transient Burst Events.
Zich Catharina C Quinn Andrew J AJ Mardell Lydia C LC Ward Nick S NS Bestmann Sven S
Trends in cognitive sciences 20200819 10
Increasing efforts are being made to understand the role of intermittent, transient, high-power burst events of neural activity. These events have a temporal, spectral, and spatial domain. Here, we argue that considering all three domains is crucial to fully reveal the functional relevance of these events in health and disease. ...[more]
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