![]() The limbic system in general, and the hippocampal formation in particular, has well-developed anatomical and physiological mechanisms that promote neuronal synchronization. Finally we discuss whether targeting synchrony by electrical stimulation may be a potential therapeutic target.Ĭognitive function, including perception and the formation and recall of memories, depends on the integrated, often synchronous, activity of many neurons. ![]() We also consider the specific roles played by various components of the limbic circuit in seizure generation for instance the ability of the hippocampal CA3 area to control seizure occurrence in others (such as entorhinal cortex) by generating interictal discharges. Here, we outline the contributions made to seizure initiation, synchronization and termination by: (i) glutamatergic and GABAergic (including depolarizing GABAergic) synaptic transmission, (ii) non-synaptic mechanisms including ephaptic interactions, gap junctions and extracellular ions (particularly potassium), and (iii) glial homeostasis and transmission. ![]() ![]() In the epileptic brain synchronization becomes pathological thus generating seizures and several kinds of interictal activity as well as fast ripples (>250 Hz). The limbic system generates synchronized physiological rhythms in the normal brain, notably in the theta rhythm, but also in the faster beta and gamma oscillations and sharp-wave ripples. ![]()
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