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Thalamocortical Synchronization

Thalamocortical Synchronization is a neurophysiological phenomenon characterized by the coordinated oscillatory activity between thalamic and cortical neurons, whereby rhythmic firing patterns in the thalamus temporally align with those in the cerebral cortex to facilitate integrated information processing, distinguishing it from other forms of neural synchronization by its specific anatomical and functional circuitry within the thalamocortical system.

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Perception's shadow: long-distance synchronization of human brain activity

Eugenio Rodríguez, Nathalie George, Jean-Philippe Lachaux et al. · Nature · 1999 · 2K citations

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The deafferented reticular thalamic nucleus generates spindle rhythmicity

Mircea Steriade, L Domich, G. Oakson et al. · Journal of Neurophysiology · 1987 · 640 citations

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Feature-linked synchronization of thalamic relay cell firing induced by feedback from the visual cortex

Adam M. Sillito, Helen Jones, George L. Gerstein et al. · Nature · 1994 · 563 citations

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Magnetic field tomography of coherent thalamocortical 40-Hz oscillations in humans.

Urs Ribary, A.A. Ioannides, Krish D. Singh et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1991 · 539 citations · Full text

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Relations between cortical and thalamic cellular events during transition from sleep patterns to paroxysmal activity

Mircea Steriade, Diego Contreras · Journal of Neuroscience · 1995 · 426 citations · Full text

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    Mircea Steriade

    Université Laval, Canada

    14 publications · 3.3K citations

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  2. IT
    Igor Timofeev

    Université Laval, Canada

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

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    Terrence J. Sejnowski

    Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States

    5 publications · 746 citations

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    Diego Contreras

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    5 publications · 1.8K citations

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    Emery N. Brown

    Massachusetts General Hospital, United States

    4 publications · 780 citations

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  1. Université Laval

    Québec, Canada

    15 h-index

    36 publications

    7.4K citations

  2. Inserm

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    32 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    3K citations

  4. Salk Institute for Biological Studies

    La Jolla, United States

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    5 h-index

    22 publications

    3.2K citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    34 publications

    4.7K citations

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  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    13 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 13 publications · 2.5K citations

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  3. Brain Research

    10 publications · 371 citations

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  5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 8 publications · 1.6K citations

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