The Model- and the Data-Gamma

Brain regions that are structurally connected might become functionally connected by synchronization in the gamma-frequency band. In a recent issue of Nature, Colgin et al. show spatially and temporally fine-grained gamma-band synchronization between different parts of the rat hippocampal formation, suggesting a theta-modulated switching of gamma-mediated communication.

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