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Resonant cell assemblies: a new approach to cognitive functions and neuronal synchrony.

PubMedPublished 1 January 1995
Francisco J. Varela
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TL;DR

A novel reading of ideas on temporal binding as a key for cognitive operations by means of fast (gamma band) phase synchrony is presented and some implications for the constitution of a unified cognitive-mental space are presented.

Abstract

This paper presents a novel reading of ideas on temporal binding as a key for cognitive operations by means of fast (gamma band) phase synchrony. We advocate a view of binding of widely distributed cell assemblies transiently locked in a neural hypergraph which serves as a reference point to incorporate or interpret other less coherent concurrent neural events. The paper traces in some detail the empirical evidence concerning the gamma binding process and presents some implications for the constitution of a unified cognitive-mental space.

Keywords

Neuroscience