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@article{citeulike:947483, abstract = {The brain processes information about sensory stimuli and motor intentions using a massive ensemble of neurons arrayed in parallel. Individual neurons receive convergent inputs from thousands of other neurons, leading to the possibility that patterns of spikes across the input neurons might be crucial components of the neural code. Recently, advances in multielectrode recording techniques have allowed several laboratories to investigate the nature of the interactions between neurons, and their potential role in information coding. Several recent studies have found that the amount of information coded by correlated activity about sensory and motor variables is small, casting doubt on the hypothesis that correlations between pairs of neurons are important for information coding. However, other studies have documented the appearance of coherent oscillations, during particular task epochs and conditions that require selective processing of sensory information, supporting the hypothesis that coherent oscillations between neurons might reflect the dynamic flow of information in the brain.}, address = {Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.}, author = {Averbeck, B. B. and Lee, D.}, citeulike-article-id = {947483}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2004.02.006}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15046882}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15046882}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T0V-4BVPT9P-1/1/db55eee06da70eb3b099bc6bd36fbd89}, doi = {10.1016/j.tins.2004.02.006}, issn = {0166-2236}, journal = {Trends Neurosci}, keywords = {ensemble, multielectrode, oscillation}, month = {April}, number = {4}, pages = {225--230}, posted-at = {2008-08-29 22:14:13}, priority = {2}, title = {Coding and transmission of information by neural ensembles.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2004.02.006}, volume = {27}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:947483 L3 - citeulike-article-id:947483 N2 - The brain processes information about sensory stimuli and motor intentions using a massive ensemble of neurons arrayed in parallel. Individual neurons receive convergent inputs from thousands of other neurons, leading to the possibility that patterns of spikes across the input neurons might be crucial components of the neural code. Recently, advances in multielectrode recording techniques have allowed several laboratories to investigate the nature of the interactions between neurons, and their potential role in information coding. Several recent studies have found that the amount of information coded by correlated activity about sensory and motor variables is small, casting doubt on the hypothesis that correlations between pairs of neurons are important for information coding. However, other studies have documented the appearance of coherent oscillations, during particular task epochs and conditions that require selective processing of sensory information, supporting the hypothesis that coherent oscillations between neurons might reflect the dynamic flow of information in the brain. IS - 4 JF - Trends Neurosci SN - 0166-2236 AD - Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA. EP - 230 TI - Coding and transmission of information by neural ensembles. VL - 27 SP - 225 KW - ensemble KW - multielectrode KW - oscillation AU - Averbeck, BB AU - Lee, D PY - 2004/04// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2004.02.006 ER -