Speed controls the amplitude and timing of the hippocampal gamma rhythm.

Cortical and hippocampal gamma oscillations have been implicated in many behavioral tasks. The hippocampus is required for spatial navigation where animals run at varying speeds. Hence we tested the hypothesis that the gamma rhythm could encode the running speed of mice. We found that the amplitude...

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Main Authors: Zhiping Chen, Evgeny Resnik, James M McFarland, Bert Sakmann, Mayank R Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3123337?pdf=render