PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Buzsáki, György
AU  - Draguhn, Andreas
TI  - Neuronal Oscillations in Cortical Networks
AID  - 10.1126/science.1099745
DP  - 2004 Jun 25
TA  - Science
PG  - 1926--1929
VI  - 304
IP  - 5679
4099  - http://science.sciencemag.org/content/304/5679/1926.short
4100  - http://science.sciencemag.org/content/304/5679/1926.full
SO  - Science2004 Jun 25; 304
AB  - Clocks tick, bridges and skyscrapers vibrate, neuronal networks oscillate. Are neuronal oscillations an inevitable by-product, similar to bridge vibrations, or an essential part of the brain's design? Mammalian cortical neurons form behavior-dependent oscillating networks of various sizes, which span five orders of magnitude in frequency. These oscillations are phylogenetically preserved, suggesting that they are functionally relevant. Recent findings indicate that network oscillations bias input selection, temporally link neurons into assemblies, and facilitate synaptic plasticity, mechanisms that cooperatively support temporal representation and long-term consolidation of information.