How Strongly the Cortex Is Excitable by a Stimulus (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

How Strongly the Cortex Is Excitable by a Stimulus

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How strongly the cortex is excitable by a stimulus (lightning symbol) is not left to chance. Rather, the change between lower and stronger excitability follows a certain temporal pattern (violet line = single brain response as EEG pattern).

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