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  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Neural Coding

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  • Phase precession, the shift of neural spiking relative to local field potentials (LFPs), is vital for neural coding.
  • Observed across brain regions, phase precession is hypothesized as a global mechanism for neuroplasticity.
  • Causal evidence and underlying neuroplastic mechanisms for phase precession remain elusive.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides mechanistic and causal evidence for phase precession as a global neocortical process.
  • AC stimulation can induce phase precession and subsequent synaptic plasticity.
  • These findings are crucial for developing novel therapeutic neuromodulation strategies.