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Respiration and EEG Synchronization in the Frog

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The correlation between respiration and the rhythmic EEG waves seems to be a result of stimulation of the olfactory system by the inflow of air.

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HOBSON, J. Respiration and EEG Synchronization in the Frog. Nature 213, 988–989 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213988a0

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