Lecture 18

EEGs, sensory gating by visual thalamus, drivers and modulators, power spectral analysis of cortical function

Required Reading

  • Read the highlighted portions of Koch (2012) “The origins of extracellular fields and currents.” [PDF]
  • Read the highlighted portions of Sherman (2007) paper on thalamic relay, drivers and modulators, etc. [PDF]

Fall 2025 Slides

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Further Reading and Resources

Cash et al. 2009. The human K-complex represents an isolated cortical down-state. Science, 324(5930), 1084-1087. [PDF]

Ghodrati et al. 2017. Towards building a more complex view of the lateral geniculate nucleus: Recent advances in understanding its role. Progress in Neurobiology, 156, 214-255. [PDF]

Uhlhaas & Singer 2010. Abnormal neural oscillations and synchrony in schizophrenia. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 11(2), 100-113. [PDF]