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(Neural Computation. 2008;20:383-414.)
© 2008 The MIT Press

Letter

Gamma Oscillations and Stimulus Selection

Christoph Börgers

christoph.borgers{at}tufts.edu Department of Mathematics, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, U.S.A.

Nancy J. Kopell

nk{at}bu.edu Department of Mathematics and Center for Biodynamics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, U.S.A.

More coherent excitatory stimuli are known to have a competitive advantage over less coherent ones. We show here that this advantage is amplified greatly when the target includes inhibitory interneurons acting via GABAA-receptor-mediated synapses and the coherent input oscillates at gamma frequency. We hypothesize that therein lies, at least in part, the functional significance of the experimentally observed link between attentional biasing of stimulus competition and gamma frequency rhythmicity.






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