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This paper uses a theory of coordinated firing patterns in local cortical networks to extend the modular view of cortical organization into a theory of the structure of neuroelectric signaling in composite regions of cortex that are the size of association or primary receiving areas. The theory assumes that individual cortical modules signal informational states according to particular modes of locally sustained recurrent reverberations, and that the resultant equilibrium configurations across entire composite cortical regions are determined by excitatory and inhibitory lateral interactions among large numbers of such modules. Rough computer simulation of the theory indicates the influences of the local, regional, and global interconnections and the general character of the composite network patterns. The work builds a tentative theoretical bridge across the structure of neuroelectric signals in single neurons, in local networks, and in composite networks, and indicates possible relationships to neuropsychological representations in composite networks.
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MacGregor, R.J. Composite cortical networks as systems of multimodal oscillators. Biol. Cybern. 69, 243–255 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00198965
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