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The Origins of Patterned Nervous Discharge

The Origins of Patterned Nervous Discharge THE ORIGINS OF PATTERNED NERVOUS DISCHARGE by THEODORE HOLMES BULLOCK 1) (University of California, Los Angeles) (With I Figure) (Rec. 15-V-1960) The output of single neurons and of groups of neurons is normally probably always patterned, i.e., temporally and spatially distributed in a meaningful, non-random way. One way of stating the function of the ner- vous system, or of any significant part if it, is that it formulates appro- priately patterned messages in code. The question how this formulation takes place is surely one of the core questions of general neurology. Curiously, it has received little direct attention although a great body of related in- formation is known. The question of the mechanism of formulation of meaningful pattern in the discharge of nerve cells is in turn basic to the origins of pattern and timing in all nervously mediated actions and behavior. I shall deal here chiefly with the relative roles of central nervous automaticity versus feedback from the periphery (the effectors or the actions they cause). Some recent findings on the intimate neuronal events of automaticity are included at the end. For this discussion, temporal pattern can be regarded as more basic than spatial pattern, and I http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behaviour Brill

The Origins of Patterned Nervous Discharge

Behaviour , Volume 17 (1): 48 – Jan 1, 1961

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Brill
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© 1961 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0005-7959
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1568-539X
DOI
10.1163/156853961X00358
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THE ORIGINS OF PATTERNED NERVOUS DISCHARGE by THEODORE HOLMES BULLOCK 1) (University of California, Los Angeles) (With I Figure) (Rec. 15-V-1960) The output of single neurons and of groups of neurons is normally probably always patterned, i.e., temporally and spatially distributed in a meaningful, non-random way. One way of stating the function of the ner- vous system, or of any significant part if it, is that it formulates appro- priately patterned messages in code. The question how this formulation takes place is surely one of the core questions of general neurology. Curiously, it has received little direct attention although a great body of related in- formation is known. The question of the mechanism of formulation of meaningful pattern in the discharge of nerve cells is in turn basic to the origins of pattern and timing in all nervously mediated actions and behavior. I shall deal here chiefly with the relative roles of central nervous automaticity versus feedback from the periphery (the effectors or the actions they cause). Some recent findings on the intimate neuronal events of automaticity are included at the end. For this discussion, temporal pattern can be regarded as more basic than spatial pattern, and I

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Published: Jan 1, 1961

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