Brain Oscillations, Synchrony and Plasticity: Basic Principles and Application to Auditory-Related Disorders discusses the role of brain oscillations, especially with respect to the auditory system, and how those oscillations are measured, change over the lifespan, and falter leading to a variety of psychiatric and neurological disorders. The book begins with a description of these cortical rhythm oscillations and how they function in both the normal and pathological brain. It explains how these oscillations are important to auditory, executive, and attention brain networks and how they relate to the development, production, and deterioration of speech and language. How to measure/assess these oscillations is described including structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging, EEG, and magnetoencephalography. Treatment of malfunctioning cortical rhythms are reviewed using neuromodulation, such as transcranial magnetic, direct current, random noise, and alternating current stimulation, as well as focused ultrasound. The book concludes describing the potential role of oscillations in dyslexia, autism, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
Brain Oscillations, Synchrony and Plasticity : Basic Principles and Application to Auditory-Related Disorders