global synchronisation of oscillations

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

Some theories of consciousness believe that conscious experiences arise when different regions of the brain begin to fire together. This is rather like people clapping in a large room, initially all at differet paces, but after a while in time with one another. These oscilations in the brain can be measured, and even if not the source of consciousness are a form of neural correlate of consciousness.

Used in Chap. 23: page 360