Entrainment of neuronal oscillations as a mechanism of attentional selection - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2008 Apr 4;320(5872):110-3.

doi: 10.1126/science.1154735.

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Entrainment of neuronal oscillations as a mechanism of attentional selection

Peter Lakatos et al. Science. 2008.

Abstract

Whereas gamma-band neuronal oscillations clearly appear integral to visual attention, the role of lower-frequency oscillations is still being debated. Mounting evidence indicates that a key functional property of these oscillations is the rhythmic shifting of excitability in local neuronal ensembles. Here, we show that when attended stimuli are in a rhythmic stream, delta-band oscillations in the primary visual cortex entrain to the rhythm of the stream, resulting in increased response gain for task-relevant events and decreased reaction times. Because of hierarchical cross-frequency coupling, delta phase also determines momentary power in higher-frequency activity. These instrumental functions of low-frequency oscillations support a conceptual framework that integrates numerous earlier findings.

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