Category
page 1Neural coding
action potential
process by which neurons communicate with each other by changes in their membrane potentials.
neural oscillation
brainwaves, repetitive patterns of neural activity in the central nervous system
neural coding
method by which information is represented in the brain
neural correlates of consciousness
bodily components, such as electrical signals, correlating to consciousness and thinking
central pattern generator
biological neural circuit that produces rhythmic outputs in the absence of rhythmic input

Brain Activity Map Project
proposed international research project
large-scale brain network
collection of widespread brain regions showing functional connectivity by statistical analysis of the fMRI BOLD signal or other signal fluctuations
grandmother cell
Hypothetical neuron that responds to a single concept
parallel processing
brain processing function