constant interaction with each other. It has been suggested that such large scale integration and communication within the brain could be mediated by groups of neurons that oscillate within a specific frequency range and enter into precise phase-locking, or synchrony, over a limited period of time (Hipp et al., 2011; Lachaux et al., 1999; Sauseng and Klimesch, 2008;). Measures of neuronal phase synchrony of event-related neurophysiological events may therefore be a sensitive way to measure the effects of ethanol on local and global neural networks.
