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Buzsáki, György |
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New York University Langone Medical Center |
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Systems Neuroscience |
| Secondary Field
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Psychological and Cognitive Sciences |
 Election Citation
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Buzsáki pioneered the experimental exploration of coordinated, rhythmic neuronal activity during hippocampal-neocortical dialogue leading to representations in synaptic circuits of neuronal assemblies. He defined the synaptic-cellular mechanisms of hippocampal sharp waves, theta and gamma oscillations, and formulated a theory for their role in information transfer and memory. |
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Research Interests
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Buzsáki's primary interests is "neural syntax", i.e., how segmentation of neural information is organized by the numerous brain rhythms to support cognitive functions.. He identified the cellular-synaptic basis of hippocampal theta, gamma oscillations and sharp waves with associated fast oscillations, their relationship to each other and to behavior and sleep. He was the first to demonstrate the role of GABAergic interneurons in network oscillations. Buzsaki's recognition of the importance hiera |
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