Rhythms for cognition: communication through coherence

P Fries - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
I propose that synchronization affects communication between neuronal groups. Gamma-
band (30–90 Hz) synchronization modulates excitation rapidly enough that it escapes the …

Perceptual cycles

R VanRullen - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2016 - cell.com
Brain function involves oscillations at various frequencies. This could imply that perception
and cognition operate periodically, as a succession of cycles mirroring the underlying …

Neural mechanisms of sustained attention are rhythmic

RF Helfrich, IC Fiebelkorn, SM Szczepanski, JJ Lin… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Classic models of attention suggest that sustained neural firing constitutes a neural correlate
of sustained attention. However, recent evidence indicates that behavioral performance …

Rhythmic attentional scanning

P Fries - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Sensory processing, short-term memory, and decision-making often deal with multiple items,
or options, simultaneously. I review evidence suggesting that the brain handles such …

Distributed attention is implemented through theta-rhythmic gamma modulation

AN Landau, HM Schreyer, S Van Pelt, P Fries - Current biology, 2015 - cell.com
When subjects monitor a single location, visual target detection depends on the pre-target
phase of an∼ 8 Hz brain rhythm [1, 2]. When multiple locations are monitored, performance …

Top-down beta enhances bottom-up gamma

CG Richter, WH Thompson, CA Bosman… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Several recent studies have demonstrated that the bottom-up signaling of a visual stimulus
is subserved by interareal gamma-band synchronization, whereas top-down influences are …

A theta rhythm in macaque visual cortex and its attentional modulation

G Spyropoulos, CA Bosman… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Theta rhythms govern rodent sniffing and whisking, and human language processing.
Human psychophysics suggests a role for theta also in visual attention. However, little is …

Studying visual attention using the multiple object tracking paradigm: A tutorial review

HS Meyerhoff, F Papenmeier, M Huff - Attention, Perception, & …, 2017 - Springer
Human observers are capable of tracking multiple objects among identical distractors based
only on their spatiotemporal information. Since the first report of this ability in the seminal …

Theta-rhythmic oscillation of working memory performance

U Pomper, U Ansorge - Psychological science, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Representations held in working memory are crucial in guiding human attention in a goal-
directed fashion. Currently, it is debated whether only a single representation or several of …

A critical systematic review of the Neurotracker perceptual-cognitive training tool

C Vater, R Gray, AO Holcombe - Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2021 - Springer
In this systematic review, we evaluate the scientific evidence behind “Neurotracker,” one of
the most popular perceptual-cognitive training tools in sports. The tool, which is also used in …