Abstract
In the present chapter we begin a difficult task. We will explore functions of various brain structures by considering experiments on brain waves. The expression “brain wave” includes spontaneous activity, evoked responses, induced rhythms, event-related oscillations, etc. This approach has the well- known weakness that when analyzing the field potentials, it is difficult to define boundaries of brain nuclei and their electrical activity. The approach has, however, important usefulness, since a great quantity of data can be collected and interpreted from several electrodes distributed in the brain. Furthermore, it is possible to perform measurements during continuously changing cognitive states. This way, EPs or EEG segments are recorded in the cortex, limbic system, thalamus, and cerebellum. They can be compared in waking and freely behaving animals.
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Başar, E. (1999). Structures, Brain Waves, and Their Functions. In: Brain Function and Oscillations. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59893-7_28
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