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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
We present an oscillator network model for the synchronization of oscillatory neuronal activity underlying visual processing. The single neuron is modeled by means of a limit cycle oscillator with an eigenfrequency corresponding to visual stimulation. The eigenfrequency may be time dependent. The mutual coupling strengths are unsymmetrical and activity dependent, and they scatter within the network. Synchronized clusters (groups) of neurons emerge in the network due to the visual stimulation. The different clusters correspond to different visual stimuli. There is no limitation of the number of stimuli. Distinct clusters do not perturb each other, although the coupling strength between all model neurons is of the same order of magnitude. Our analysis is not restricted to weak coupling strength. The scatter of the couplings causes shifts of the cluster frequencies. The model's behavior is compared with the experimental findings. The coupling mechanism is extended in order to model the influence of bicucullin upon the neural network. We additionally investigate repulsive couplings, which lead to constant phase differences between clusters of the same frequency. Finally, we consider the problem of selective attention from the viewpoint of our model.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0340-1200
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Synchronized oscillations in the visual cortex--a synergetic model.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Theoretische Physik und Synergetik, Universität Stuttgart, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article