Inhibition Is the Underlying Mechanism that Creates the Brain Wave (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Inhibition Is the Underlying Mechanism that Creates the Brain Wave

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During sharp wave ripples (shown on the top) the inhibitory conductance (blue curve) has a much higher amplitude than the excitatory conductance (red curve). This shows that inhibition is the underlying mechanism that creates the brain wave.

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