Sciencespeaking topic
Neural synchronization: when we recall learned information, brain regions oscillate together in a rhythm as theta and gamma waves align. If we remember when different brain regions catch the same rhythm, is attention a state of synchrony?
— neural oscillations and theta-gamma synchronization
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