Functional roles of alpha-band phase synchronization in local and large-scale cortical networks

S Palva, JM Palva - Frontiers in psychology, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Alpha-frequency band (8–14 Hz) oscillations are among the most salient phenomena in
human electroencephalography (EEG) recordings and yet their functional roles have …

Spatial working memory in humans depends on theta and high gamma synchronization in the prefrontal cortex

I Alekseichuk, Z Turi, GA De Lara, A Antal, W Paulus - Current biology, 2016 - cell.com
Previous, albeit correlative, findings have shown that the neural mechanisms underlying
working memory critically require cross-structural and cross-frequency coupling …

Simultaneous desynchronization and synchronization of different alpha responses in the human electroencephalograph: a neglected paradox?

W Klimesch, M Doppelmayr, D Röhm, D Pöllhuber… - Neuroscience …, 2000 - Elsevier
This study aims to resolve a paradox. Experiments measuring alpha band power report an
event related decrease (desynchronization) in alpha activity, whereas those measuring …

Oscillatory synchrony and human visual cognition

C Tallon-Baudry - Journal of Physiology-Paris, 2003 - Elsevier
Oscillatory synchrony could be used to establish dynamic links between the various cortical
areas participating in the same cognitive process. Is it possible to detect oscillatory …

Brain dynamics in theta and alpha frequency bands and working memory performance in humans

CJ Stam - Neuroscience letters, 2000 - Elsevier
In this study non-linear and linear global electroencephalogram (EEG) changes during a
visual working memory task were studied using a separate analysis of theta, lower alpha …

Functions of gamma‐band synchronization in cognition: From single circuits to functional diversity across cortical and subcortical systems

CA Bosman, CS Lansink… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Gamma‐band activity (30–90 Hz) and the synchronization of neural activity in the
gamma‐frequency range have been observed in different cortical and subcortical structures …

Theta–gamma coupling during episodic retrieval in the human EEG

M Köster, U Friese, B Schöne, N Trujillo-Barreto… - Brain research, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent findings indicate that phase-amplitude coupling between neuronal oscillations in the
theta-(3–6 Hz) and the gamma-band (30–100 Hz) plays a functional role in memory …

The sync/desync model: How a synchronized hippocampus and a desynchronized neocortex code memories

G Parish, S Hanslmayr, H Bowman - Journal of Neuroscience, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
Neural oscillations are important for memory formation in the brain. The desynchronization
of alpha (10 Hz) oscillations in the neocortex has been shown to predict successful memory …

The role of gamma and alpha oscillations for blocking out distraction

M Bonnefond, O Jensen - Communicative & integrative biology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Although alpha activity (10 Hz) is by far the strongest signal produced by the human brain, it
has for decades been considered to reflect rest or idling. However, recent studies have …

Brain oscillations dissociate between semantic and nonsemantic encoding of episodic memories

S Hanslmayr, B Spitzer, KH Bäuml - Cerebral cortex, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Prior studies, mostly using intentional learning, suggest that power increases in theta and
gamma oscillations and power decreases in alpha and beta oscillations are positively …