Study reveals spiral electrical waves in the brain help coordinate communication across regions
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Jennie Erin Smith
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A new study using mouse brain imaging has captured fast-spinning spiral electrical waves traveling across entire brains, revealing that these rotating neuronal patterns are built into brain anatomy and help coordinate communication between far-flung brain regions. The spiral waves, observed during deep sleep, memory retrieval, and other processes, may be key to understanding how the brain organizes and transmits information efficiently across its cortex.
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A new study has now captured the fast-spinning waves spanning whole brains, offering clues to how they're organized and what
Rotating neuronal waves are built into brain anatomy and help coordinate far-flung regions, mouse imaging study suggests
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