Feature selectivity of the gamma-band of the local field potential in primate primary visual cortex. Export

@article{citeulike:4106361, abstract = {Extracellular voltage fluctuations (local field potentials, LFPs) reflecting neural mass action are ubiquitous across species and brain regions. Numerous studies have characterized the properties of LFP signals in the cortex to study sensory and motor computations as well as cognitive processes like attention, perception and memory. In addition, its extracranial counterpart - the electroencephalogram - is widely used in clinical applications. However, the link between LFP signals and the underlying activity of local populations of neurons remains largely elusive. Here, we review recent work elucidating the relationship between spiking activity of local neural populations and LFP signals. We focus on oscillations in the gamma-band (30-90 Hz) of the LFP in the primary visual cortex (V1) of the macaque that dominate during visual stimulation. Given that in area V1 much is known about the properties of single neurons and the cortical architecture, it provides an excellent opportunity to study the mechanisms underlying the generation of the LFP.}, author = {Berens, Philipp and Keliris, Georgios A. and Ecker, Alexander S. and Logothetis, Nikos K. and Tolias, Andreas S.}, citeulike-article-id = {4106361}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/neuro.01.037.2008}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19225593}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19225593}, doi = {10.3389/neuro.01.037.2008}, issn = {1662-453X}, journal = {Frontiers in neuroscience}, keywords = {lfp}, month = {December}, number = {2}, pages = {199--207}, posted-at = {2009-07-31 00:46:26}, priority = {2}, title = {Feature selectivity of the gamma-band of the local field potential in primate primary visual cortex.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/neuro.01.037.2008}, volume = {2}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4106361 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4106361 N2 - Extracellular voltage fluctuations (local field potentials, LFPs) reflecting neural mass action are ubiquitous across species and brain regions. Numerous studies have characterized the properties of LFP signals in the cortex to study sensory and motor computations as well as cognitive processes like attention, perception and memory. In addition, its extracranial counterpart - the electroencephalogram - is widely used in clinical applications. However, the link between LFP signals and the underlying activity of local populations of neurons remains largely elusive. Here, we review recent work elucidating the relationship between spiking activity of local neural populations and LFP signals. We focus on oscillations in the gamma-band (30-90 Hz) of the LFP in the primary visual cortex (V1) of the macaque that dominate during visual stimulation. Given that in area V1 much is known about the properties of single neurons and the cortical architecture, it provides an excellent opportunity to study the mechanisms underlying the generation of the LFP. IS - 2 JF - Frontiers in neuroscience SN - 1662-453X EP - 207 TI - Feature selectivity of the gamma-band of the local field potential in primate primary visual cortex. VL - 2 SP - 199 KW - lfp AU - Berens, Philipp AU - Keliris, Georgios AU - Ecker, Alexander AU - Logothetis, Nikos AU - Tolias, Andreas PY - 2008/12// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/neuro.01.037.2008 ER -