Kozma et al report brief periods of de-synchronization followed by intense synchronization.  They speculate that this may correspond to an “aha!” moment when things “fall into place”.  Interesting.

Kozma, Robert, Jeffery Jonathan Davis, and Walter J. Freeman. “Synchronized minima in ECoG power at frequencies between beta-gamma oscillations disclose cortical singularities in cognition.” Journal of Neuroscience and Neuroengineering 1.1 (2012): 13-23.

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