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burst–pause firing

burst–pause firing

an oscillating pattern in which neurons in the thalamocortical system fire in unison, 1 to 4 per second, followed by pauses in which they do not fire. This pattern becomes synchronized throughout much of the brain, producing the large-amplitude electroencephalogram waves characteristic of slow-wave sleep.

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