Phase precession
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Author: Dr. John Huxter, Oxford University
Dr. John Huxter accepted the invitation on 5 September 2008 (self-imposed deadline: 5 November 2008).
Phase precession refers to a backwards shift in the time at which neurons fire relative to local brain oscillations, such that they fire at an earlier phase of each successive cycle.
| Invited by: | Dr. Douglas Nitz, Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, CA |
