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Sharp waves and ripples

Sharp waves and ripples (SPW-R), also called sharp wave ripples (SWR), are oscillatory patterns produced by extremely synchronized activity of neurons in the mammalian hippocampus and neighboring regions which occur spontaneously in idle waking states or during NREM sleep. They can be observed with a variety of electrophysiological methods such as field…

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Memory consolidation

Ripples and fast gamma

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Sharp waves and ripples

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Sharp waves and ripples → Among, CA1, Cornelius Vanderwolf, During, Features, György Buzsáki, Hz, John O'Keefe, Neuronal, Originally, Sharp, Studies, SWRs, These

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hippocampus ripples waves swrs fast memory activity neuronal oscillations sharp consolidation pyramidal cells gamma ca1 role patterns neurons sleep neocortex

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field recordings or EEGinstance ofThey can be observed with a variety of electrophysiological methods0.80text
declarativeinstance ofwhat is currently suspected is that the hippocampus as a whole is important for some forms of memory consolidation0.80text
spatial memoriesinstance ofwhat is currently suspected is that the hippocampus as a whole is important for some forms of memory consolidation0.80text
Sharp waves and ripplesrelated to historyNeuronal0.60section
Sharp waves and ripplesrelated to historyDuring0.60section
Sharp waves and ripplesrelated to historyAmong0.60section
Sharp waves and ripplesrelated to historySWRs0.60section
Sharp waves and ripplesrelated to historyOriginally0.60section
Sharp waves and ripplesrelated to historyCornelius Vanderwolf0.60section
Sharp waves and ripplesrelated to historyJohn O'Keefe0.60section
Sharp waves and ripplesrelated to historyGyörgy Buzsáki0.60section
Sharp waves and ripplesrelated to historyThese0.60section

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