Neuronal synchrony: a versatile code for the definition of relations?

By Wolf Singer. 1999

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On the Binding Problem in Artificial Neural Networks (2020, background): “In other words, the features that form an object are represented by neurons that fire in synchrony (Milner, 1974; von der Malsburg, 1981; Singer, 1999; see also Section 6.3).”
Meditation and the neuroscience of consciousness (2007, background): “These local synchronies have usually been interpreted as a mechanism of ‘perceptual binding’— the selection and integration of perceptual features in a given sensory modality (e.g., visual Gestalt features) (Singer, 1999).”
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience Integrative Neuroscience Neural Synchrony in Cortical Networks: History, Concept and Current Status (unknown): “As discussed before, an attractive hypothesis is that precise temporal patterning of neuronal activity provides a framework for contextual links (Engel et al., 2001; Singer, 1999).”
Broadband Criticality of Human Brain Network Synchronization (2009, background): “Phase synchronization of spatially distributed neurophysiological processes is already accepted as a key mechanism in the transient formation of neuronal ensembles coding the representation of perceived objects or memories [9, 10 ].”
Introduction to spiking neural networks: Information processing, learning and applications. (2011, background): “In principle, neuronal synchronization will serve as a mechanism improving, both information transmission through the network, as well as timing precision of spiking events (von der Malsburg 1985, Abeles et al. 1994, Singer 1999).”
Observational fear learning involves affective pain system and Cav1.2 Ca2+ channels in ACC (2010, background): “It has been shown that synchronization of neuronal activities is a potential mechanism linking anatomically and functionally related regions of the brai”
Semi-passivity and synchronization of diffusively coupled neuronal oscillators (2009, background): “In fact, synchronous oscillations of neurons have been reported in the olfactory bulb, the visual cortex, the hippocampus and in the motor cortex [8, 34].”
Dynamical principles in neuroscience (2006, background): “The binding problem was originally formulated as a theoretical problem by von der Malsburg in 1981 see a review by von der Malsburg 1999 , and Roskies 1999 ; Singer 1999 .”
Phase transfer entropy: A novel phase-based measure for directed connectivity in networks coupled by oscillatory interactions (2014, background): “…the phase of an oscillation, which indicates the position of the signal within a given oscillation cycle, has been shown to be critical in the coordination of anatomically distributed processing (Cardin et al., 2009; Fries, 2005; Lakatos et al., 2008; Singer, 1999; Womelsdorf et al., 2007).”
Theorizing Flow and Media Enjoyment as Cognitive Synchronization of Attentional and Reward Networks (2009, methodology): “We also reviewed work by Crick and Koch (1990) and Singer (1999), who identified selective synchronization as critical for the formation and maintenance of cognitive functions.”
Neuronal synchrony mediated by astrocytic glutamate through activation of extrasynaptic NMDA receptors. (2004, unknown): “…SICs as well as synchronized [Ca2 ]i ele- Synchronization of neuronal activity is hypothesized vations in neuronal domains were also observed when to be of fundamental relevance to information pro[Ca2 ]i oscillations in astrocytes were triggered by in- cessing in the brain (Singer, 1999).”
Complex photonics: Dynamics and applications of delay-coupled semiconductors lasers (2013, background): “It is discussed as an important mechanism for coherent perception (Singer, 1999).”