Hypotheses relating to the function of the claustrum

This paper present a new hypothesis as to the function of the claustrum. Our basic premise is that the claustrum functions as a detector and integrator of synchrony in the axonal trains in its afferent inputs. In the first place an unexpected stimulus sets up a processed signal to the sensory cortex...

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Main Authors: John eSmythies, Lawrence eEdelstein, Vilayanur eRamachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2012.00053/full