Electrophysiological and computational studies on the mechanisms and functional impact of cortical synchronization [Elektronische Ressource] / von Michael Niessing

Electrophysiological and computational studies on the mechanisms and functional impact of cortical synchronization Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Naturwissenschaften Vorgelegt beim Fachbereich Physik der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main Von Michael Niessing aus Marburg Frankfurt D2 INTRODUCTION Contents I Introduction......................................................................................................................................................... 1 A Brain Science History...................................... 1 B Structural Constraints of Cortical Operation................................................................ 7 1 The Retinogeniculocortical Path............... 7 2 The Primary Visual Cortex ........................................................ 8 3 Visual Pathways........................................................................................................ 10 C Concepts of Information Representation and Processing........... 11 1 Information that Enters the System......................................... 11 2 Hierarchical Versus Distributed Processing ........................................................................................... 13 3 Binding by Synchrony.............................................................. 14 D The Aim of the Thesis.................................... 16 II Materials and Methods ...............