Working memory processes are mediated by local and long-range synchronization of alpha oscillations

M Crespo-Garcia, D Pinal, JL Cantero… - Journal of cognitive …, 2013 - direct.mit.edu
Different cortical dynamics of alpha oscillations (8–13 Hz) have been associated with
increased working memory load, which have been mostly interpreted as a neural correlate …

Dissociation between phase‐locked and nonphase‐locked alpha oscillations in a working memory task

R Freunberger, R Fellinger, P Sauseng… - Human brain …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The functions of human alpha oscillations (∼ 10 Hz) were related to cognitive processes
such as memory and top‐down control. Recent models suggest that alpha phase serves as …

Power and temporal dynamics of alpha oscillations at rest differentiate cognitive performance involving sustained and phasic cognitive control

K Mahjoory, E Cesnaite, FU Hohlefeld, A Villringer… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Resting state neuronal activity in EEG/MEG recordings is primarily characterized by the
presence of alpha oscillations (approx. 8–12 Hz). However, their functional significance and …

Alpha oscillatory activity is causally linked to working memory retention

X Chen, R Ma, W Zhang, GQ Zeng, Q Wu, A Yimiti… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Although previous studies have reported correlations between alpha oscillations and the
“retention” subprocess of working memory (WM), causal evidence has been limited in …

Parieto‐occipital sources account for the increase in alpha activity with working memory load

AM Tuladhar, N Huurne, JM Schoffelen… - Human brain …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The role of oscillatory alpha activity (8–13 Hz) in cognitive processing remains an open
question. It has been debated whether alpha activity plays a direct role in the neuronal …

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 …

Dorsal and ventral cortices are coupled by cross-frequency interactions during working memory

T Popov, O Jensen, JM Schoffelen - NeuroImage, 2018 - Elsevier
Oscillatory activity in the alpha and gamma bands is considered key in shaping functional
brain architecture. Power increases in the high-frequency gamma band are typically …

The roles of alpha oscillation in working memory retention

E Wianda, B Ross - Brain and behavior, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Brain processes of working memory involve oscillatory activities at multiple
frequencies in local and long‐range neural networks. The current study addressed the …

Visual working memory recruits two functionally distinct alpha rhythms in posterior cortex

J Rodriguez-Larios, A ElShafei, M Wiehe, S Haegens - Eneuro, 2022 - eneuro.org
Oscillatory activity in the human brain is dominated by posterior alpha oscillations (8–14 Hz),
which have been shown to be functionally relevant in a wide variety of cognitive tasks …

Modulations of ongoing alpha oscillations predict successful short-term visual memory encoding

R Nenert, S Viswanathan, DM Dubuc… - Frontiers in Human …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Alpha-frequency band oscillations have been shown to be one of the most prominent
aspects of neuronal ongoing oscillatory activity, as reflected by electroencephalography …